A Ukrainian military helicopter has been shot down near Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian separatist rebels, killing 14 people.
Darth Nikolayevich Vader is running in the elections to become mayor of Kiev in the electiosn scheduled for 25 May.…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his troops near the Ukrainian border to pull out, says the Kremlin.
In Ukraine, separatist leaders rejected the Russian president’s call for postponing the referendum. This is a high-risk game for them – not only if Putin’s call for a delay was genuine, but also in light of the most recent opinion polls.
The US and EU are readying fresh sanctions against Russian companies and high profile individuals amid the continuing crisis in Ukraine.