14:18
6.3.2014
Yatsenyuk has concluded his press conference.
14:36
6.3.2014
Russia Today put up a speculative map, then stuck with it, apparently:
Russia Today has already changed their map... pic.twitter.com/wNJ4rWuf7K
— Dave Keating (@DaveKeating) March 6, 2014
14:37
6.3.2014
Photo of the day from Crimea here. pic.twitter.com/wnlT7jRjdF
— Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) March 6, 2014
14:42
6.3.2014
Here is today's new Executive Order related to #Ukraine: http://t.co/OaE502vl9Z
— @NSCPress (@NSCPress) March 6, 2014
14:44
6.3.2014
Irish Ukrainians protest outside Dublin venue of #EPP conference ahead of arrival of Merkel, Tymoshenko, Klitschko pic.twitter.com/V3lhKqQqRz
— Conor Humphries (@Conorhumphries) March 6, 2014
14:48
6.3.2014
Eric Rubin, deputy assistant secretary Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State, has told a congressional hearing today that the new Ukrainian government is taking promising steps to get Ukraine back on its feet and Washington stands ready to support it. He called the $1 billion loan guarantee Washington is preparing for Ukraine an example of the strength of the U.S. commitment. He was speaking to a meeting of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs in Washington chaired by Congressman Ed Royce.
14:49
6.3.2014
Deputy Assistant Secretary Rubin has told the hearing that Washington believes the Ukraine crisis can only be solved if the international community is united in supporting the effort.
14:51
6.3.2014
Deputy Assistant Secretary Rubin says the U.S. believes the best way to deescalate the Ukraine conflict is to have an international monitoring presence on the ground. He says that effort is supported by Washington, the OSCE, and the UN. He says the fact that monitors have had extreme difficulty in getting access to Crimea is worrisome and that Washington will be pushing for monitors to have access to anywhere in the country.
14:53
6.3.2014
State Dept Ass't Sec Eric Rubin says US is "actively considering" adding more individuals to the Magnitsky list
— Ali Weinberg (@AliABCNews) March 6, 2014
14:54
6.3.2014
State's Rubin: "We believe the new government is very serious about getting Ukraine back on its feet."
— Patricia Zengerle (@ReutersZengerle) March 6, 2014