21:09
14.5.2014
As Luke Johnson reports, the claims of an Odesa "doctor" widely believed to be a hoax have resurfaced -- in an op-ed written by a prominent British journalist for "The Guardian." Read more here.
20:24
14.5.2014
Speaking today at roundtable talks in Kyiv, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said:
"Today in particular, starting this national dialogue is very important. It is very important because the responsibility for the destiny of this country of 45 million people, which lies in the heart of Europe, rests upon us."
"Our key goal now is peace and quiet in our country and this peace and quiet must be and can be achieved through political and diplomatic means and we are going to have dialogue with those who do not have weapons in their hands, don't shoot, kill, and kidnap peaceful citizens."
"We think that the confirmation and approval of any agreement at the international level must be done within the format we agreed upon in Geneva, a four-party format including Ukraine, the EU, the U.S., and Russia. This is the format that provides a solution at the international level, that includes the security of Ukraine as a united sovereign and independent country."
"Our key goal now is peace and quiet in our country and this peace and quiet must be and can be achieved through political and diplomatic means and we are going to have dialogue with those who do not have weapons in their hands, don't shoot, kill, and kidnap peaceful citizens."
"We think that the confirmation and approval of any agreement at the international level must be done within the format we agreed upon in Geneva, a four-party format including Ukraine, the EU, the U.S., and Russia. This is the format that provides a solution at the international level, that includes the security of Ukraine as a united sovereign and independent country."
20:04
14.5.2014
Following reports that U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's son has joined the board of a private Ukrainian gas company:
19:41
14.5.2014
In the latest post for his "The Power Vertical" blog, our Brian Whitmore decribes how Vladimir Putin has turned the political winds in Russia 180 degrees through his annexation of Crimea and the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Read "Russia's Patriotic Fix."
19:26
14.5.2014
Election Commission office in Donetsk taken over by armed men.
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14.5.2014
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17:38
14.5.2014
Speaking today at roundtable talks in Kyiv, acting Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov said:
"It is being now said that [we] do not want to listen to the Donetsk region. We want to listen. But in order to listen to people, there is no need to shoot, there is no need to rob, there is no need to seize buildings. We are open to the dialogue. Both the parliament and the cabinet of ministers are ready for comprehensive changes."
"Those who with arms in their hands are trying to pursue a war against their own country, those who with arms in their hands, are trying to dictate the will of the other country, will be subject to certain measures according to the current legislation and constitution. They will stand before the court. We will not allow [them] to terrorize and blackmail Donetsk and Luhansk regions as well as the whole Ukraine."
"Those who with arms in their hands are trying to pursue a war against their own country, those who with arms in their hands, are trying to dictate the will of the other country, will be subject to certain measures according to the current legislation and constitution. They will stand before the court. We will not allow [them] to terrorize and blackmail Donetsk and Luhansk regions as well as the whole Ukraine."
