March, 2014

• 3 March

  Russian troops take over easternmost terminal of Crimea

  Russian troops took a ferry terminal on the easternmost tip of Crimea near Russia, Monday, exacerbating fears that Moscow is planning to bring more troops in the strategic region of the Black Sea. Confiscation terminal in the Ukrainian city of Kerch about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the boat to …

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• 3 March

  France calls for political solution in Ukraine

  French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Saturday called for a political solution to the ongoing tension in Ukraine, the Crimea as the epicenter. “France is deeply concerned by reports of the Crimea, which demonstrate significant movements of the armed forces,” Fabius said in a statement.

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• 3 March

  Ukraine calls up reservists

  Security Council of Ukraine on Sunday ordered the Defense Ministry to launch a full military mobilization in response to Russia sending more troops to the Crimea.

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• 3 March

  Russian troops are now in control of Crimea

  A senior U.S. administration official speaking on background said the Russian military is “full operational control” of the Crimea region of Ukraine, where it is believed that about 6,000 airborne troops and naval are present.

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• 3 March

  Egypt’s new PM calls for end of protests

  Egypt’s new prime minister on Sunday called for a halt to protests and strikes to give a break to rebuild the nation after more than three years of deadly crisis , a call made ​​by his predecessors , to no avail . Ibrahim Mehlib made ​​this call in an address …

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February, 2014

• 28 February

  US fully supports new Ukrainian PM

  US vice-president Joe Biden promised Ukraine’s pro-Western interim leaders “full” US support on Thursday as they seek to head off Russian influence. Biden called interim prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to “welcome the formation of a new government in Ukraine,” a White House statement said.

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• 28 February

  Yanukovych reappears in Russia

  Deposed Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych tells reporters in Rostov-on-Don that he had been “compelled to leave” Ukraine after he received threats to his security. He insisted on Friday in his first public appearance since fleeing to Russia that he had not been overthrown and would continue to fight for the …

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• 28 February

  Pakistan to continue support for peaceful, stable Afghanistan

  President of Pakistan, Mamnoon Hussain, on Friday said that Pakistan would continue to support all efforts aimed at a peaceful, stable and united Afghanistan, said an official press release.

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• 28 February

  Crimean airports occupied on Friday

  Pro-Russian militia forces blockaded Ukrainian region of Crimea’s two main airports on Friday. Arsen Avakov, the Interior Minister of Ukraine, confirmed the news, calling the foreign presence “an armed invasion” and “violation of all

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• 28 February

  Ukrainian parliament calls U.N. meeting

  The Ukrainian parliament called on the U.N. Security Council on Friday to hold an emergency meeting to discuss “topical problems” in the crisis-torn country.

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