Crimean voters support accession to Russia by a landslide93% of Crimean voters backed the region’s accession to Russia and independence from Ukraine on Sunday, according to the exit poll data processed by the Crimean republican political science institute.09:32 17.03.2014
Kiev leadership to be banned from entering Crimea - officialUkraine's acting president Alexander Turchinov, Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk, and other officials of the newly established leadership in Kiev will be banned from entering Crimea, speaker of the Autonomous Republic‘s parliament Vladimir Konstantinov told RIA Novosti on Thursday.14:56 13.03.2014
Kiev prosecutors turn to courts to challenge Crimean secessionThe Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office has filed a lawsuit challenging the adoption by Crimea's parliament of a decree vesting itself and the local government with federal powers.11:44 13.03.2014
Crimea bans Ukrainian nationalist movement Right SectorThe Crimean parliament banned on Tuesday nationalist party Svoboda (Liberty) and ultra-nationalist political movement Right Sector, whose members played an active role in the Kiev riots that uprooted Ukraine’s president.18:45 11.03.2014
Crimean parliament adopts declaration of independence from UkraineCrimean Supreme Council on Tuesday has adopted a declaration supporting the autonomy’s independence from Ukraine, and the motion to join the Russian Federation, the council’s spokesperson told RIA Novosti. The declaration was approved by 78 lawmakers out of 100.15:15 11.03.2014
Crimean parliament decided to join RussiaParliament of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea on Thursday has decided to join the Russian Federation, according to the document sent to RIA Novosti by Crimean lawmaker Sergei Shuvainikov.14:29 06.03.2014
Sevastopol calls for referendum on joining CrimeaSevastopol, a major southern Ukrainian city and a naval base may join the Autonomous Republic of Crimea after a referendum, according to the Supreme Council’s speaker Konstantinov.12:15 06.03.2014
Crimea initiates referendum for autonomy from Ukraine - reportThe Crimean Verkhovna Rada (parliament) has initiated a referendum on amending the autonomy status and broadening its governing options, the Sevastopolskaya Gazeta daily reports on Thursday.16:43 27.02.2014