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  • Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Picture: AFP

    US hits Putin's allies with sanctions

    Barack Obama raised the stakes in an East-West confrontation over Crimea.

    2591 days ago
  • FILE: Maidan self-defence activists stand guard outside the parliament in Kiev during a session on February 22, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Russia takes 2 Ukraine bases in Crimea

    The seizure came as Russia and the West dug in for a long confrontation over Moscow’s annexation of Crimea.

    2591 days ago
  • Ukrainian officers (R) stand outside the Ukrainian navy south headquarters base in Novoozerne next to a group of Russian soldiers after the base was taken over by Russian forces on 19 March.Picture:AFP.

    Ukraine to issue visas for Russian visitors

    Ukraine's security chief says the prospect of a military confrontation between Russia & Ukraine is growing.

    2592 days ago
  • FILE: Pro-Russian protesters hold Russian flags as they rally in front of the Crimean parliament in Simferopol on 27 February, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Russians storm Ukraine naval HQ in Crimea

    Russian soldiers, and so-called self-defence units, moved in early in the morning and quickly took control.

    2592 days ago
  • Russia's President Vladimir Putin (2nd R), Crimean Prime Minister Sergei Aksyonov (L), Crimean parliament speaker Vladimir Konstantionov (2nd L) and Alexei Chaly, Sevastopol's new de facto mayor (R), join hands after signing a treaty on the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula becoming part of Russia in the Kremlin in Moscow . Picture: AFP.

    Putin signs Crimea treaty

    Putin said he has no plans to seize any other regions of Ukraine.

    2593 days ago
  • FILE: Two women hold a Russian flag next to a set of Crimean flags at Lenin Square in Simferopol on 16 March 2014. Crimeans voted on March 16 in a unique referendum on breaking away from Ukraine to join Russia. Picture: AFP.

    Putin recognises Crimea as soveriegn state

    US and EU imposed personal sanctions on Russian and Crimean officials involved in the seizure of Crimea.

    2594 days ago
  • Pro-Russian Crimeans wave Russian flags as they gather to celebrate in Simferopol's Lenin Square on March 16, 2014 after exit polls showed that about 93 percent of voters in Ukraine's Crimea region supported union with Russia. Picture: AFP.

    Crimea crisis: EU imposes sanctions

    The asset freezes and travel bans were imposed of 21 officials from both Russia and Ukraine.

    2594 days ago
  • A woman casts her vote while holding her dog at a polling station on March 16, 2014 in Simferopol. Polls opened in Crimea on March 16 for a unique referendum on breaking away from Ukraine and join Russia that has precipitated a Cold War-style security crisis on Europe's eastern frontier. Picture: AFP.

    EU considers increased sanctions vs Russia

    Western leaders condemn the vote on whether Ukraine’s Black Sea should join Russia.

    2595 days ago
  • A woman holds up a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin with the word Crimea written above his lip, in reference to Hitler's mustache, as she demonstrates against Russian intervention in Ukraine during a rally in St. Petersburg on March 8, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    West prepares sanctions vs Russia

    Dozens of Russians linked to Russia's gradual takeover of Crimea could face US and EU travel bans.

    2596 days ago
  • Men hold their hands up on their heads as they are searched by pro-Russian servicemen at Chongar checkpoint blocking the entrance to Crimea on 10 March 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Confrontation in Ukraine as diplomacy stalls

    In little more than a week Russian forces have taken over military installations across Crimea.

    2600 days ago
  • A woman holds up a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin with the word Crimea written above his lip, in reference to Hitler's mustache, as she demonstrates against Russian intervention in Ukraine during a rally in St. Petersburg on March 8, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Aggression to Ukraine troops rises

    The standoff between occupying Russian forces and besieged Ukrainian troops has intensified.

    2602 days ago
  • A pro-Ukrainian rally in the eastern city of Kharkiv on 6 March 2014 to protest against Russian aggression in Crimea. Picture: AFP.

    Putin rebuffs Obama on Ukraine crisis

    Putin says Russia couldn't ignore calls for help from Russian speakers in Ukraine.

    2604 days ago
  • Ukrainian soldiers stand guard on board the navy corvette Ternopil as Russian forces patrol nearby in the harbour of the Ukrainian city of Sevastopol on March 5 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Russia rebuffs West on Crimea

    The EU meanwhile offered Ukraine's new pro-Western government 11 billion euros in financial aid.

    2606 days ago
  • Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Picture: AFP.

    Putin: force would be 'last resort' in Ukraine

    President Vladimir Putin has delivered a robust defence of Russia's actions in Crimea.

    2607 days ago
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin. Picture: AFP

    Russian troops retreat from Ukraine

    Putin has ordered troops involved in a military exercise in western Russia back to base.

    2607 days ago
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had the right to invade his neighbour.

    Putin builds up armour near Crimea

    Russia is building up armoured vehicles near the Ukrainian region of Crimea.

    2608 days ago
  • FILE: Crimea is the last bastion of opposition to the new political leadership in Kiev after Yanukovich's ousting. Picture: AFP.

    Ukraine: Gunmen seize final govt HQ

    Crimea is the last big bastion of opposition to the new political leadership in Kiev.

    2612 days ago
  • FILE: Ukraine’s protest leaders named the ministers they want to form a new government. Picture: AFP.

    New Ukraine ministers proposed

    Ukraine’s protest leaders named the ministers they want to form a new government

    2612 days ago
  • Parliament Speaker and newly-appointed interim president of Ukraine, Olexandr Turchynov, speaks during a session at the Parliament in Kiev on 23 February, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Ukraine's leader pledges cooperation with EU

    Ukraine’s interim leadership pledged to put the country back on course for European integration.

    2615 days ago
  • Both women said police used force and threw them in a police van. Picture: AFP.

    Pussy Riot members detained in Sochi

    Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova say police used force and threw them in a police van.

    2621 days ago
  • Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics games wallpaper. Picture: Supplied.

    Winter Olympic Games underway

    President Vladimir Putin has staked his reputation on hosting a safe and successful Games.

    2631 days ago
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