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Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, chairs a Security Council meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 28, 2014. Russia’s president says Ukraine could regain some arms and equipment of military units in Crimea that did not switch their loyalty to Russia. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)
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A man holds a single Russian flag while Crimean Tatar activists wave their flags and shout slogans such as ‘Crimea is not Russia, Glory to Ukraine’ during a rally in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, 26 February 2014. (EPA/Artur Shvarts)
Alarm in Ukraine as Putin puts Russian troops on alert
Kiev, Reuters—President Vladimir Putin put Russian combat troops on high alert for a drill on Wednesday, the Kremlin’s most powerful gesture yet after days of sabre rattling since its ally Viktor Yanukovich was toppled as president of Ukraine. Thousands of...Caption:
Anti-government protesters hold shields as they guard the Ukrainian Parliament building in Kiev February 22, 2014. (Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko)
Ukraine parliament removes Yanukovich
Kiev, Reuters—Ukraine’s parliament voted on Saturday to remove President Viktor Yanukovich from office, hours after he abandoned his Kiev office to protesters and denounced what he described as a coup. The apparent toppling of the pro-Russian leader looks likely...Caption:
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski (C), German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L), Ukraine’s opposition leaders Vitaly Klitschko (2nd L) and Arseny Yatsenyuk (2nd R) prepare to leave after signing an EU-mediated peace deal with President Viktor Yanukovich, aiming to end a violent standoff that has left dozens dead and opening the way for a early presidential election this year, at the presidential headquarters in Kiev February 21, 2014. Russian-backed Yanukovich – under pressure to quit from the mass demonstrations in Kiev – earlier offered a series of concessions to his pro-European opponents, including a national unity government and constitutional change to reduce his powers, as well as the presidential vote. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Ukrainian parliament approves new charter, amnesty
Kiev, AP—In a day that could significantly shift Ukraine’s political destiny, opposition leaders signed a deal Friday with the country’s beleaguered president that calls for early elections, a new constitution and a new unity government. Russian officials...Caption:
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) looks at his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich during a signing ceremony after a meeting of the Russian-Ukrainian Interstate Commission at the Kremlin in Moscow, on December 17, 2013. (REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin)