Eurasia

Crimea’s Parliament votes to join Russia

Crimea’s Parliament voted to join Russia on March 6 and its Moscow-backed government set a referendum within 10 days on the decision in a dramatic escalation of the crisis over the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula. 

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US, EU increase pressure on Russia

A move by the Crimean authorities to rejoin Russia and go ahead with a referendum on the issue next week was dismissed as illegitimate by the United States on Thursday as the crisis in Ukraine continued.

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EU could provide EUR 11 Billion aid to Ukraine

The European Union is ready to give EUR 11 B of financial support to Ukraine over the next couple of years. Speaking at a news conference held at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, EC President Jose Manuel Barroso asserted that

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