19:33
13.3.2014
The Ukrainian prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, is still in the United States and is right now speaking to the UN Security Council.
He just told the council that his country has faced military aggression from Russia that has "no reason and no grounds."
He urged Russia to pull back its forces from Crimea and to start real negotiations to tackle the situation.
He just told the council that his country has faced military aggression from Russia that has "no reason and no grounds."
He urged Russia to pull back its forces from Crimea and to start real negotiations to tackle the situation.
19:49
13.3.2014
Yatsenyuk has finished speaking at the UN Security Council.
He told the council that his country has faced a military aggression that has "no reason and no grounds," but that there is still time to resolve the crisis.
Yatsenyuk, in an address to the UN Security Council, urged Russia to pull back its forces from Crimea and to start negotiations in earnest to resolve the crisis. He told the emergency session that it was still possible to resolve the crisis with Russia peacefully.
Turning to Russian Ambassador Vitali Churkin, Yansenyuk -- who until then had been delivering his address in English -- asked Churkin in Russian whether Russia really wanted war.
Yatsenyuk, in an address to the UN Security Council, urged Russia to pull back its forces from Crimea and to start negotiations in earnest to resolve the crisis. He told the emergency session that it was still possible to resolve the crisis with Russia peacefully.
Turning to Russian Ambassador Vitali Churkin, Yansenyuk -- who until then had been delivering his address in English -- asked Churkin in Russian whether Russia really wanted war.
20:02
13.3.2014
Some highlights from Yatsenyuk's comments at the UN Security Council:
"We urge [the] Russian Federation to pull back its military forces deployed in Crimea to barracks and to start real talks and negotiations in order to tackle this conflict."
"The way our Russian neighbors -- and I believe that if we start real talks with Russia, they could be real partners -- acted, undermines the entire global security and nuclear non-proliferation program. As after these actions, it will be very difficult to convince anyone in the globe not to have nuclear weapon."
"I would like to reiterate again that the Ukrainian government is absolutely open, we want to have talks. We don't want to have any kind of military aggression."
"The way our Russian neighbors -- and I believe that if we start real talks with Russia, they could be real partners -- acted, undermines the entire global security and nuclear non-proliferation program. As after these actions, it will be very difficult to convince anyone in the globe not to have nuclear weapon."
"I would like to reiterate again that the Ukrainian government is absolutely open, we want to have talks. We don't want to have any kind of military aggression."
20:07
13.3.2014
BREAKING: Meanwhile, away from the UN and back in Ukraine, reports from the eastern city of Donetsk say one person has been killed in clashes between people chanting pro-Russia slogans and others protesting against Moscow's takeover of Crimea.
20:11
13.3.2014
Massive riot scale street fights in Donetsk between pro-Ukraine nationalists and pro-Russia nationalists
— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) March 13, 2014
20:22
13.3.2014
More from the wires on the protester killed in Donetsk:
Reports from the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk say one person has been killed in clashes between people chanting pro-Russia slogans and others protesting against Moscow's takeover of Crimea.
Several other people were taken to the hospital with injuries.
The casualties were reported by local health officials.
Reports said there were several hundred protesters on both sides gathered on a central square in the industrial city when the clashes took place.
Police attempted to keep the two crowds apart but protesters broke through the police cordon.
Several other people were taken to the hospital with injuries.
The casualties were reported by local health officials.
Reports said there were several hundred protesters on both sides gathered on a central square in the industrial city when the clashes took place.
Police attempted to keep the two crowds apart but protesters broke through the police cordon.
20:24
13.3.2014
Video allegedly shows clashes b/t pro-Russian & pro-Ukrainian crowds in #Donetsk tonight. @Reuters reports 1 killed. http://t.co/THSrUkMIrD
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) March 13, 2014
20:47
13.3.2014
UN envoy Vitaly Churkin has been speaking the UN Security Council.
Amb Churkin: Kiev itself is splitting its country into two parts. LIVE: http://t.co/aa1YbCTjFr #UNSC
— RT (@RT_com) March 13, 2014
#Churkin: Actions by the Russian Black Fleet in #Crimea are rightful
— Myroslava Petsa (@myroslavapetsa) March 13, 2014
If Churkin at UN any guide, think we can preview, Kerry is not going to get anything from meeting with Lavrov tomorrow.
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) March 13, 2014
21:03
13.3.2014
We're winding up the live blog for another day. Join us tomorrow.