Russian president Vladimir Putin has defended Russia’s actions in Crimea, describing the military intervention as a “legitimate” action, as tensions remains high in Ukraine.
An American television news anchor for the Russian state-owned RT network resigned live on air last night in response to the “whitewashed” coverage of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
Foreign ministers from Russia, US, and key European states are holding talks in an attempt to diffuse the tension in Ukraine and bring an end to the military intervention in Crimea.
As the crisis in Ukraine continues, one possibility for the future is the division of the country along roughly ethnic lines with a pro-Europe western state and a pro-Russia eastern state. What would the economies of these potential new states look like?
The situation remains tense in Crimea, although the 3am deadline, by which Russia had reportedly told Ukrainian forces to leave Crimea by or face a military attack, has passed without incident.