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Putin Makes First Visit to Newly Annexed Crimea

Russia marks 'Victory Day' with huge celebration

(Newser) - With Ukraine in crisis and Russia's other neighbors edgy, what better time for a colossal display of Moscow's military force? The Victory Day parade is held on May 9 every year to mark the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany, but this year's event in Moscow's Red...

Will Pro-Russia Ukraine Rebels Obey Russia?
East Ukraine to Putin:
We're Ignoring You
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East Ukraine to Putin: We're Ignoring You

Pro-Russia separatists say they'll go ahead with planned referendum on Sunday

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin today presided over military exercises that simulated what the AP calls a "massive retaliatory nuclear strike in response to an enemy attack," further stoking tensions simmering in Ukraine. Putin said the drills had been planned since November, and the move comes a day after he said...

Putin: We've Pulled Our Troops From Border

He also asks pro-Russian separatists to scrap this weekend's referendum

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin made two moves today seen as progress in helping cool tensions in Ukraine: He announced that Russia has pulled back its troops from the border, and he called on pro-Russian separatists to call off a referendum on autonomy scheduled for Sunday, reports the Wall Street Journal . "We'...

On Brink of War, Ukraine Stops Flights

Both sides bury their dead as Germany makes dire pronouncement

(Newser) - The government in Kiev appears to have today blocked all international flights into, and many flights out of, the Ukraine's restive east in the wake of yesterday's violence and in anticipation of violence ahead of Friday's holiday commemorating World War II. At least 20 flights out of...

4 Ukraine Troops Killed as Showdown Looms in Slovyansk

Separatist source claims at least 20 pro-Russia militants also killed

(Newser) - More bloodshed could be on the way in Ukraine, where security forces have surrounded the pro-Russia stronghold of Slovyansk and cut off the main road into the city. Ukraine's Interior Ministry says that four troops have been killed in the city, where pro-Russia militants shot down two military helicopters...

International Observers Released in Ukraine

42 people reported dead after Odessa fire

(Newser) - Pro-Russian militants have released the remaining seven military observers from four European countries taken hostage more than a week ago. Also freed were five Ukrainian military members, a Kremlin envoy told Russian state news, per the Wall Street Journal . "They have freed all the 12 people on my list,...

Fire Kills Dozens Amid Ukraine Clashes

Unrest spreads to port city of Odessa

(Newser) - Ukraine's day began violently when pro-Russian forces downed two helicopters in the city of Slovyansk, and things got worse hours later in the port city of Odessa. The exact number differs in various accounts, but somewhere between 30 and 40 people were killed when a fire broke out in...

Ukraine Rebels Down Helicopters

Government tries to retake pro-Russia stronghold

(Newser) - Ukrainian forces—declining to follow Russia's suggestion that they withdraw from their own country —are trying to retake the pro-Russia rebel stronghold of Slovyansk in fighting that has killed at least three people. The dead include at least two soldiers killed when the insurgents shot down two Ukrainian...

Putin: Ukraine Should Pull Troops ... From Ukraine

Russian leader says Kiev should withdraw forces from disputed border cities

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin floated a simple idea today to stop the violence in southeastern Ukraine: Ukraine should just give up. In a phone call with Germany's Angela Merkel, Putin said Kiev should withdraw its troops from the areas being overrun by pro-Moscow militias, reports the New York Times . That "...

Kiev: We've Lost Control of East

Security forces 'helpless,' president says

(Newser) - Is the battle for eastern Ukraine over? The country's acting president has admitted that Kiev has lost control of eastern regions and security forces are "helpless" against pro-Russia gunmen who have seized control of government buildings, the Guardian reports." It is hard to accept but it’s...

US Busts Russia on Tape With Ukraine Spies

John Kerry revelation comes even as secretary apologizes for the last one

(Newser) - US intelligence has recordings of Russian officials giving orders to operatives in the Ukraine, proving that Russia is indeed behind the forces destabilizing Eastern Ukraine, John Kerry told Trilateral Commission leaders Friday, in a closed-door meeting that, ironically enough, was recorded and leaked to the Daily Beast . "Everybody can...

Mayor of Ukraine's No. 2 City Shot, Clinging to Life

Meanwhile, separatists take yet another town

(Newser) - Gennady Kernes, the mayor of the Eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, was shot in the back this morning, and doctors are currently performing emergency surgery and "fighting for his life," city hall tells the AP . The circumstances of the shooting are unclear, though a Ukrainian report spotted by...

15-Year Search for Secret Putin Fortune Revived

Analysts suspect he has billions stashed away

(Newser) - Is Vladimir Putin secretly the wealthiest leader in history? Fresh sanctions on Russia have revived a worldwide hunt for a suspected hidden Putin fortune that some analysts believe could be worth as much as $70 billion, the New York Times finds. Accusations of shady dealings have followed the Russian leader...

Pro-Russia Forces Free 1 Western Observer

Seven others have been held since Friday

(Newser) - At least one of the eight European military observers held prisoner by pro-Russia insurgents in eastern Ukraine has been freed. An AP photographer saw the observer get into a car today with representatives of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe and drive away. The released man is a...

Russia to Be Hit With More Sanctions

G-7 nations agree

(Newser) - The United States and other nations in the Group of Seven agreed yesterday to "move swiftly" to impose additional economic sanctions on Russia in response to its actions in Ukraine. In a joint statement released last night by the White House, the G-7 nations said they will act urgently...

Russian Jets Keep Crossing Into Ukraine

The Pentagon tells Russia to "de-escalate the situation'

(Newser) - US defense officials said today that Russian fighter jets flew into Ukrainian airspace a handful of times over the last 24 hours, in what one called a continued provocation of the heightened tensions in the region. The officials said it's not clear what the intent was, but the aircraft...

Ukraine PM: 'Russia Wants World War III'

Arseniy Yatsenyuk amps up rhetoric

(Newser) - Russia's incursion into the Ukraine could easily spill past its borders, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said today, amping up his rhetoric against the Kremlin. "Attempts at military conflict in Ukraine will lead to a military conflict in Europe," he warned, in a TV appearance and web statement...

Kerry to Russia: Back Off in Ukraine, or Else

Secretary of state says additional sanctions may be coming

(Newser) - Secretary of State John Kerry is accusing Russia of failing to live up to commitments it made to ease the crisis in Ukraine. In unusually blunt language, Kerry said today that unless Moscow takes immediate steps to de-escalate the situation, Washington will have no choice but to impose additional sanctions....

Pro-Russia Gunmen Release Captured US Journalist

Simon Ostrovsky safe, free, and 'in good health'

(Newser) - Simon Ostrovsky, the American journalist for Vice News captured in Ukraine this week , has been released, Vice confirms . Ostrovsky is safe and "in good health," according to the statement. He spoke to the BBC, according to a series of tweets captured by Poynter , and said he is free...

Russia Moves to Ban Swearing in Movies

Measure clears lower house of parliament

(Newser) - Invasion of a neighboring country ? Fine. Laws against "homosexual propaganda"? That's OK, too. But curse words in film? Intolerable. Russia's lower parliament has passed legislation that bans swearing in films, plays, concerts, and shows, reports the BBC . Scofflaws would face fines. If the upper house...

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