-- The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution that affirms Ukraine's territorial integrity.
-- The IMF has announced "a staff-level agreement" with Kyiv on assistance of $14 billion-$18 billion in conjunction with a reform program that will "unlock" up to $27 billion over the next two years, pending final approval next month. Tthe U.S. Congress has also passed an aid bill for Ukraine.
-- Ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko has announced plans to run for president.
-- Members of the Right Sector have been holding a demonstration outside the Ukrainian parliament building to vent their anger at the killing of prominent member Oleksander Muzychkoearlier in the week.
-- Six Ukrainian military officers detained by pro-Russian troops in Crimea have been released, including Colonel Yuliy Mamchur, but five others are still being held captive.
-- Anonymous sources quoted by CNN say U.S. intelligence "concludes it is more likely than previously thought that Russian forces will enter eastern Ukraine."
-- U.S. President Barack Obama, in the keynote speech of his visit to Europe, chided Russia for its use of "brute force" in Ukraine and vowed that a determined alliance of the United States and Europe will prevail over time.
*NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Kyiv
A screengrab of Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina (holding a Russian flag) speaking today's peace rally in Moscow:
A screen grab of Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina speaking at Peace march in Moscow on March 15
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This is from RFE/RL's Russian Service on the marches in Moscow:
Tens of thousands have rallied in Moscow at a peace march against Russian actions in Crimea.
The march began at Pushkin Square and went to Sakharov Prospekt where people gathered to listen to speakers on a stage.
The demonstration comes one day before a scheduled referendum in the Ukrainian region of Crimea -- which is occupied by Russian forces -- on whether to leave Ukraine and join Russia.
The Ukrainian government has declared the referendum illegal, but Russian officials have said they will "respect" the will of the people.
Many demonstrators were holding Ukrainian and Russian flags, shouting slogans such as "The occupation of Crimea is Russia's disgrace" and "Hands off Ukraine."
A second rally in Moscow was held in support of the Russian government's actions in Crimea.
Police estimated between 10,000 and 15,000 people attended that demonstration. (With reporting by AFP and the BBC)
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Meanwhile, via ITAR-TASS:
MOSCOW, March 15 (Itar-Tass) - Crimea is ready to supply 2 million bottles of champagne to Russia this year, Crimea's news agency Kryminform said on Saturday, citing the director of the winery Novy Svet, Yanina Pavlenko.
"This year, we are ready to sell and deliver two million bottles of classic champagne to the Russian Federation. A contract with Russian partners has been signed this week," she said.
