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.
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.
US President Barack Obama said if the "violation of international law continues, the resolve of the United States, our allies and the international community will remain firm" in response to Russian actions in Ukraine.
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.
The ballot paper that the people of Crimea will use in Sunday's referendum was published today
Vitali Klitschko's visit to the eastern city of Donetsk is clearly an attempt to try to ease the divisions with Ukraine.