March, 2014

• 13 March

  US House calls for sanctions on Russia

  The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning Russia’s violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and calling for Russian sanctions.

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• 13 March

  US President to host new Ukrainian PM

  United States President Barack Obama is hosting the new Ukrainian prime minister at the White House on Wednesday, a high profile gesture aimed at cementing the West’s allegiance to Ukraine’s fledgling government.

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• 13 March

  Special Court to be informed on threat to Musharraf

  Justice Faisal Arab who is heading the special court trying former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for high treason on Wednesday

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• 11 March

  Kerry, Lavrov discuss Ukraine on phone

   US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke this morning with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during which Kerry made clear that “any further escalatory steps makes the window for diplomacy more difficult.”

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• 11 March

  Yanukovych claims he’s still President, wants Kiev return

  Ousted Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday said that he was still the country’s legitimate president and commander-in-chief, predicting he would be able to return to Kiev soon.

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• 11 March

  NATO to deploy AWACS planes in Romania and Poland

  NATO said Monday it will deploy AWACS reconnaissance aircraft to overfly Poland and Romania as part of alliance efforts to monitor the crisis in Ukraine. The flights “will enhance the Alliance’s situational awareness,” a NATO official said, adding: “All AWACS reconnaissance flights will take place solely over Alliance territory.”

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• 11 March

  Ashton to visit Bosnia

  EU High Representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Catherine Ashton, will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday to discuss the situation in the country. “I am returning to Sarajevo to meet the leaders of the institutions and civil society to hear their views about

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• 11 March

  Kerry not ready for talks with Moscow

  US Secretary of State John Kerry says he will not hold any talks with Vladimir Putin until Moscow is ready to consider the US proposals for tackling the crisis in Ukraine.

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• 11 March

  UNSC to discuss Ukraine situation

  The United Nations Security Council has failed to reach a consensus on the Ukraine crisis despite having met for the fifth time in 10 days on Monday.

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• 11 March

  Turkey calls for canceling Crimean referendum

  Turkey urges canceling the referendum in Crimea, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on March 11. Ankara is doing everything possible to find ways to politically settle the situation in Crimea, he said.

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