10:54
8.3.2014
10:59
8.3.2014
#Crimea, #Ukraine: Video shows paramilitaries & Russian Cossacks attacking journalists http://t.co/PsUFgMuUM0 http://t.co/DPdBgPTCjE
— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) March 8, 2014
11:00
8.3.2014
BBC's Russian Service reporting that armed men in military uniforms have seized the main military recruitment center in Simferopol. According to the report, about 100 men arrived in two trucks with Russian number plates, and called themselves "self-defense detachments."
11:06
8.3.2014
Russian State Duma deputy Vyacheslav Nikonov tells BBC's Radio 4 that Western powers "masterminded" Ukrainian crisis
LISTEN - Russian MP: #Ukraine crisis 'masterminded' by Western powers http://t.co/wAdOszdm1J #r4today
— BBC Radio 4 Today (@BBCr4today) March 8, 2014
11:07
8.3.2014
Annexation 'Calls Into Question' Fundamental Basis Of Modern States -- Read @CoalsonR's interview w/ Adam Roberts http://t.co/9Yr9zslwfR
— RFE/RL (@RFERL) March 8, 2014
11:13
8.3.2014
Via "The Kyiv Post" - Acting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya said at a briefing today: "If Russia stops gas supplies, we shall look for other sources."
11:42
8.3.2014
Interfax quoting unnamed Russian Def. Min source as saying Moscow mulling suspension of U.S. nuclear inspections under START treaty.
— Robert Coalson (@CoalsonR) March 8, 2014
11:46
8.3.2014
From AP - In Sochi, Ukrainian Paralympic Medalist Pleas For 'Independent Ukraine"
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The first Ukrainian medalist of the Sochi Paralympics dedicated her achievement to "an independent Ukraine," appealing for peace as Russia intensifies its control of Crimea.
Olena Iurkovska claimed bronze in the first biathlon event on the first day of competition on Saturday — the women's 6 kilometer sitting competition.
After finishing behind Svetlana Konovalova of Russia, Iurkovska said: "I devote my first medal in Sochi to an independent Ukraine. Every time I race, it will be for Ukrainian independence and peace in my country."
Olena Iurkovska claimed bronze in the first biathlon event on the first day of competition on Saturday — the women's 6 kilometer sitting competition.
After finishing behind Svetlana Konovalova of Russia, Iurkovska said: "I devote my first medal in Sochi to an independent Ukraine. Every time I race, it will be for Ukrainian independence and peace in my country."
11:58
8.3.2014
The Russian Cinematographers Union issues statement in support of Ukraine:
"We, like you, are categorically against lies in the coverage of the crucial events in Ukraine, and even more so against the Russian military intervention in Ukraine...We are on the side of truth , and we are with you!"
12:02
8.3.2014
RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service says Russians are blocking the "Crimea" ferry crossing.
Російські військові блокують поромну переправу «Крим» http://t.co/l92Tn5q2Of
— Радіо Свобода (@radiosvoboda) March 8, 2014