10:54
9.3.2014
#Ukraine marks birth bicentennial of her poet-prophet Taras #Shevchenko outside university named after him. #Kyiv pic.twitter.com/heUFvxHEWk
— Ukrainian Updates (@Ukroblogger) March 9, 2014
11:04
9.3.2014
Still no confirmation of suggestions (including by "Ukrayinska pravda") that pro-Russian forces are planting land mines, possibly at Chongar, near the base of the Crimean peninsula. Photos being shared on social networks and a Ukrainian news report show at least one sign staked into the ground that warns "Mines!"
11:13
9.3.2014
Kyiv Post reports there are two choices for voters in Crimea's March 16 referendum to join Russia -- "yes now", or "yes later".
There is no option for a "no" vote on the ballot.
There is no option for a "no" vote on the ballot.
11:23
9.3.2014
Europe faces "great danger of a real shooting conflict" if Russian forces move beyond Crimea, according to the British foreign secretary.
William Hague accuses Putin of a major miscalculation in this article today by The Guardian, but says neither diplomatic pressure nor economic sanctions will remove Russian forces from the Crimean Peninsula
William Hague accuses Putin of a major miscalculation in this article today by The Guardian, but says neither diplomatic pressure nor economic sanctions will remove Russian forces from the Crimean Peninsula
11:42
9.3.2014
#Ukrainian railways has suspended sale of tickets to the #Crimea http://t.co/eSW4YP1fYi @ukrpravda_news | PR News
— Euromaidan PR (@EuromaidanPR) March 9, 2014
11:44
9.3.2014
Sunday afternoon in Donetsk. pic.twitter.com/LJTrmdcp9c
— Andrew Roth (@ARothNYT) March 9, 2014
11:49
9.3.2014
#Donetsk's pro-#Russia leader Gubarev confirms neo-#Nazi past, says he 'learned a lot from the experience' #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/ANBkE7PrwW
— Ukrainian Updates (@Ukroblogger) March 9, 2014
12:04
9.3.2014
A few hundred pro Rus protesters marched to gov building. Entrance blocked by a truck, barbed wire and riot police pic.twitter.com/liX1xZSR9q
— tom balmforth (@BalmforthTom) March 9, 2014
12:06
9.3.2014
Numbers growing at pro-Russian Donetsk rally.
Thousands of pro Rus protesters marching through central Donetsk to gov building
— tom balmforth (@BalmforthTom) March 9, 2014
12:09
9.3.2014
Ukraine's prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, says he will go to Washington this week to discuss the standoff with Russia over Crimea. (agencies and local media)