Friday, March 14, 2014

Crisis In Ukraine -- News Updates March 14, 2014



Kerry-Lavrov Talks on Crimea Crisis Break Down -- Wall Street Journal

Obama warns of 'consequences' if Russia continues to violate sovereignty

LONDON—Talks between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov over this weekend's referendum on Crimea joining Russia broke down after five hours Friday, as Western leaders warned that sanctions were looming.

At the White House, President Barack Obama said there would be "consequences" if Russia continues to violate Ukraine's sovereignty. U.S. and European Union officials say actions to impose sanctions will begin Monday unless there is evidence of a pullback by Moscow.

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More News On The Crisis In Ukraine

Ukraine turmoil LIVE UPDATES -- RT
Ukraine Live Blog Live -- Al Jazeera

Talks in London between Kerry and Lavrov end with impasse on Ukraine -- Washington Post
Kerry Says Russia Will Not Budge on Ukraine Talks -- Voice of America
US-Russia talks fail as Crimea vote looms -- Al Jazeera
‘US will not recognise the result of the referendum on Crimea’, says John Kerry -- Euronews
Kerry: We Won't Recognize Crimea Vote -- NBC
American diplomats scramble to avert Russian annexation of Crimea -- FOX News
Russia vows to veto US draft on Ukraine at UN -- Al Jazeera
Russia vows to veto U.S. draft at U.N. declaring Crimea vote illegal -- Reuters
Russia Has No Plans of Invading Southeast Ukraine - Lavrov -- RIA Novosti
Russia says has no plans to invade eastern Ukraine -- Reuters

Russia censors media by blocking websites and popular blog -- The Guardian/AFP
Russia issues warning after fatal clashes in Ukraine city of Donetsk -- The Guardian

Ukrainian PM welcomes 'unprecedented' U.S. support -- Reuters
After Ukraine protest, radical group eyes power -- AP
Crimean Tatars protest against 'illegal' referendum -- AFP
Ukraine border guards force Russian pilots to sleep on planes, ‘threaten flights safety’ -- RT

Seven U.S. senators to visit Ukraine this weekend -- Washington Post
'Quick action' on Ukraine? Not quite -- US aid bill caught up in politics -- FOX News

Ukraine Bonds Fall With Stocks Before Weekend Crimea Referendum -- Bloomberg
Wall Street Little Changed Amid Global Tensions -- New York Times
Ukraine Worries Push Down Stocks, Boost Gold, Yen -- Reuters

Is Crimea's referendum legal? -- BBC
In Crimea, worlds collide -- Elizabeth Landau, Diana Magnay and Ben Wedeman, CNN
Russia and Ukraine: The home front -- The Economist
Why (this time) Obama must lead -- Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post
How will things change in Crimea if it joins Russia? -- Tiffany Harness, Washington Post
In pictures: Violence in Donetsk -- BBC

2 comments:

James said...

"sanctions will begin Monday unless there is evidence of a pullback by Moscow."
Care lay bets on this?

Unknown said...

Agreed, even if they did it will crumble in five minutes flat
The countdown has truly begun