Mustafa Edige Kirimal
Ukraine embassy commemorates 70 years since Crimean Tatars deportation
Ukraine's embassy on Thursday commemorated 70 years since the deportation of Crimean Tatars and 153 years since national poet Taras Shevchenko was re-buried in the Ukrainian land.
Ex-Ukraine minister says Crimea nears 'point of no return'
Ex-Ukraine minister says Crimea nears 'point of no return'
NATO and the European Union say that the vote in Crimea will not be recognised.
A man is searched as armed militiamen secure the area near the Crimean parliament building in central Simferopol on Monday (March 17th). [AFP]