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US: Kerry hopes Crimea won’t hit Russian cooperation on Syrian weapons

YoopyaMar 24, 2014October 28, 20230

(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he hoped the Crimea crisis would not harm cooperation with Russia on international efforts

Europe: Defiant Putin signs treaty making Crimea part of Russia

YoopyaMar 18, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, defying Ukrainian protests and Western sanctions, on Tuesday signed a treaty making Crimea part Russia but said he did

Europe: Crimeans vote over 90 percent to quit Ukraine for Russia

YoopyaMar 17, 2014September 26, 20230

(Reuters) – Russian state media said Crimeans voted overwhelmingly to break with Ukraine and join Russia on Sunday, as Kiev accused Moscow of pouring forces

Europe: West prepares sanctions as Russia presses on with Crimea takeover

YoopyaMar 15, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Dozens of Russians linked to Russia’s gradual takeover of Crimea could face U.S. and EU travel bans and asset freezes on Monday, after

Russia: CEOs of biggest Russian firms could be hit by sanctions: paper

YoopyaMar 14, 2014September 30, 20230

(Reuters) – The CEOs of Russia’s two largest firms are on a list of those who may be hit next week with European and U.S.

Europe: Russia blocks internet sites of Putin critics

YoopyaMar 14, 2014September 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Russia blocked access to the internet sites of prominent Kremlin foes Alexei Navalny and Garry Kasparov on Thursday under a new law critics

World: Confrontation in Ukraine as diplomacy stalls

YoopyaMar 11, 2014September 30, 20230

(Reuters) – A pro-Russian force opened fire in seizing a Ukrainian military base in Crimea on Monday and NATO announced reconnaissance flights along its eastern

Europe: Merkel raps Putin as Russian forces tighten grip on Crimea

YoopyaMar 10, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel delivered a rebuke to President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, telling him that a planned Moscow-backed referendum on whether Crimea should

World: Top lawmaker: Russia would welcome Crimea

YoopyaMar 7, 2014September 16, 20230

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia rallied support Friday for a Crimean bid to secede from Ukraine, with Russia’s top lawmaker assuring her Crimean counterpart that the

Russia: Putin: troops to bases; warning shots in Crimea

YoopyaMar 4, 2014October 28, 20230

SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops participating in military exercises near Ukraine’s border to return to their bases