Referendum 'no different to Scotland', Crimea minister says
Crimea's new information minister has told ITV News that the planned referendum on Sunday is no different to the situation in Scotland and Catalonia.
Cameron: EU wants to help Ukrainians in 'hour of need'
David Cameron said the EU wanted to show that they are there for the Ukrainian people in their "hour of need" as he arrived in Brussels for talks with fellow European leaders.
The Prime Minister said he was also determined to get Ukraine and Russia talking to one another about the crisis and send a "very clear message" to Vladimir Putin's government that the situation is "unacceptable."
He added: "This matters to people in Britain because we benefit from a world in which countries obey the rules and we also benefit when we enable people like those in Ukraine being able to choose their own future."
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Obama issues warning to Russia after meeting Ukraine PM
Barack Obama warned Russia that the West will be forced to apply a cost to Moscow if it fails to change course in its dispute with Ukraine.
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Crimea referendum ballot paper published
The ballot paper that the people of Crimea will use in Sunday's referendum was published today
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Vitali visits Donetsk in bid to ease Ukraine divisions
Vitali Klitschko's visit to the eastern city of Donetsk is clearly an attempt to try to ease the divisions with Ukraine.