Saturday, March 8, 2014

Crisis In Ukraine -- News Updates March 8, 2014



Russian Troops Storm Military Post In Crimea As U.S. Sends Warship To The Black Sea after Talks Between Obama And Putin Break Down -- Daily Mail

* No shots were fired in the attack on the base but move is the first time Russians have used force after seizing Crimea
* Pentagon insists 'routine' deployment of USS Truxtun has nothing to do with Russia's effective seizure of Crimea
* It's arrival in the Black Sea came just hours after the Pentagon announced a massive increase in airpower in the region
* Russian newspaper claims Viktor Yanukovych is in 'grave' condition after a heart attack in Moscow
* Austrian SWAT teams boarded plane carrying Ukraine's new Prime Minister following 'terrorist threat'
* French foreign minister has said second round of sanctions against Russia could follow if first do not succeed
* Austrian foreign minister calls Ukraine's repeal of a law making Russian a recognised language in some regions an 'absolute mistake'

The Ukraine crisis took a dramatic turn last night when Russian troops stormed a key command post in Crimea.

While no shots were fired, it is the first time the Russians have used force to increase their grip on the disputed peninsula.

The act of aggression took place in the strategic port of Sevastopol, home of Russia's Black Sea fleet, which includes 24 warships, two submarines and 16,000 sailors and marines.

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More News On The Crisis In Ukraine

Ukraine turmoil LIVE UPDATES -- RT
Ukraine Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Russia may end nuclear checks in response to Ukraine sanction - live blog -- The Guaridan
Warning shots fired as international monitors refused entry to Crimea: live -- The Telegraph

For First Time, Kremlin Signals It Is Prepared to Annex Crimea -- New York Times
Warning shots fired to turn monitors back from Crimea -- Reuters
Large Russian troop convoy moves to base near Simferopol: witnesses -- Reuters
Tensions flare as military standoff in Ukraine's Crimea region continues -- CNN
Russian troops reported on move again in Crimea -- AP
New Confrontations Raise Tensions in Crimea as Russians Move In -- NBC
Tense standoff reported at Crimean military post -- France 24
Russia reportedly seizes a Ukrainian military base, begins air drills in Crimea -- FOX News
Pentagon Says 20,000 Russian Troops May Be in Crimea -- Reuters
Ukrainians say there’s no military way to stop Russia from absorbing Crimea -- Stars and Stripes/McClatchy News

International Monitors Turned Away From Crimean Border -- Voice of America
Foreign Military Mission Barred From Crimea -- AP
Warning shots fired as OSCE mission turned away from Crimea -- Reuters

Crimea solidifies ties with Russia ahead of referendum on leaving Ukraine -- Washington Post
Crimea Parliament Official Says West Can’t Stop Switch to Russia -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Crimean PM says 'no one' can cancel referendum on joining Russia -- Reuters

Ukraine will not give up Crimea: acting foreign minister -- Reuters
Interim Ukrainian government says it has no plans to cede Crimea to Russia -- Washington Post
Ukraine crisis: Kiev tightens grip on Donetsk in east -- BBC
Ukrainian authorities suffer new cyber attacks -- Reuters
Russia, Ukraine feud over sniper carnage -- AP

As talk of sanctions on Russia heats up, business groups draw cautionary line -- Washington Post
Ukraine crisis: Russia warns US against 'hasty' sanctions -- BBC
Russia Warns US Sanctions Would Have Boomerang Effect -- RIA Novosti
Russia warns US off sanctions over Ukraine -- Al Jazeera
Russia slams West for its Ukraine stance, but holds out hope for talks -- Washington Post
Russian FM: Ukraine Controlled by Ultranationalists -- RIA Novsoti
Lavrov: Right Sector radicals call the tune in Ukraine -- RT
Ukraine crisis 'created artificially' - Russia's Lavrov -- BBC
Russia sticks to its demands in Ukraine crisis -- Reuters

These Are the First U.S. Forces to Deploy Against Russia -- War Is Boring
American Destroyer Steaming Into Possible Crimea Confrontation -- War Is Boring
US warship in Black Sea as Ukraine’s Crimea readies for referendum -- RT
Russian Invasion of Crimea Likely to Affect US Foreign Policy -- Voice of America

Moscow Tightens Squeeze on Ukraine Over Energy -- WSJ
Russia’s Gazprom Warns Ukraine of New Gas War -- RIA Novosti
Russia won't switch off gas supply to Europe: Oettinger in magazine -- Reuters

Why Crimea is so dangerous -- BBC
Legal or not, Crimean referendum will shape Ukraine crisis -- Tom Cohen, CNN
Amid Ukraine Crisis, EU Plays It Safe -- Defense News
Will America heed the wake-up call of Ukraine? -- Condoleezza Rice, Washington Post
Putin doesn’t see America as weak, former US ambassador to Moscow says -- Hannah Allam, McClatchy Washington Bureau
The clock is ticking: Only days to solve Crimea crisis -- Daniel Treisman, CNN

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