% o' o" s' t3 }- z5 r0 s" CRussia deploys 10,000 troops near Ukraine border 7 n) [2 N/ }; _7 E& Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 1 f( s7 M* d5 qTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Ukraine prime minister accuses Russia of carrying out a 'military aggression' as Crimea crisis deepens8 e0 x/ o, d' G o. s x% [
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Ukraine's prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has accused Russia of demonstrating unacceptable "military aggression" which has "no reason and no grounds". A8 E5 y% v0 g/ _. E; z7 v$ k
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Yatsenyuk told the UN security council on Thursday he is convinced Russians do not want war. He urged Russia's leaders to heed the people's wishes and return to dialogue with Ukraine. "If we start real talks with Russia, I believe we can be real partners," Yatsenyuk said.5.39.217.76" ?3 H9 q A3 f# E) \
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He said Ukraine gave up the world's third-largest nuclear arsenal in 1994 in exchange for guarantees of its independence and territorial integrity. After Russia's recent actions, Yatsenyuk said, "it would be difficult to convince anyone on the globe not to have nuclear weapons".tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 s" K3 l; ]; s% T
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1 l& m8 |4 N# R2 i. F6 yChurkin criticised the "illegal" and "forceful overthrow" of Viktor Yanukovych and asked why a European-mediated plan signed by Yanukovych and Ukraine's protest leaders to form a new government and hold an early election was not seized upon and implemented. Russia refused to sign the agreement but now supports it. " i* D% y) j) Z( ]+ sTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 t2 `0 K, u8 j \& P
"Instead of a government of national unity as provided for in the 21February agreement," Churkin said, "in Kiev what you had was a government of the victors." 2 P5 a$ o/ ^0 I$ l2 v5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& a5 j S. M5 x6 n
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Western diplomats have expressed little optimism ahead of the London talks.Nothing resembling a peace plan has been sketched out between the two sides,one said. ' |* A8 q Q! k4 L% p' L1 l' c8 f # [" Z4 i, d! m, G; T: U+ {6 ETVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Kerry warned on Thursday that Russia could face "a series of serious steps". Both the US and the EU say that if the referendum – which they have declared illegal – goes ahead, Moscow will face the prospect of fresh sanctions being imposed.公仔箱論壇7 w% K, A$ E# t* K6 S" I5 U
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Russian troop deployments were spotted along the Ukrainian border on Wednesday but Russia initially refused to confirm their presence. The defence minister announced on Thursday that 8,500 troops, along with armoured vehicles,helicopters and artillery, had been ordered to several border regions. In addition, 1,500 paratroopers are to be dropped into the Rostov region near the border. - x# v, m6 K- m. R5.39.217.76 ) L$ {3 p9 D* ^! @" b1 hThe defence ministry claimed the troops were only involved in a training exercise that would last two weeks. The ministry said: "The main goal of the ongoing events is to comprehensively assess the units' teamwork and subsequently tackle combat training tasks on an unfamiliar terrain and untested training ranges." " }- c4 r7 T* _' a7 W) T' z # |/ X5 |) y0 AThe Russian deployment coincided with a vote in the Ukrainian parliament to create a 60,000-strong national guard. Ukraine's national security chief,Andriy Parubiy, said the force would "ensure state security, defend the borders and eliminate terrorist groups". - M$ H# ^( s: _! q% ZTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% }+ W% `9 o0 `. s) A
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US state department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Kerry would reaffirm US support for Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity without interference or provocation by Russia. The secretary of state had previously declined a Russian invitation to Moscow and his decision to go to London prompted speculation the Kremlin may have offered concessions to ensure he would not leave empty-handed. Other diplomats expressed scepticism.4 a8 v" _2 h4 D$ a9 G0 t! H( w
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Kerry and Lavrov spoke by phone on Thursday, and Russia said the two discussed "taking into account existing Russian and US proposals to normalise the atmosphere and provide for civil peace". 6 A, A4 E Z2 g4 _. A5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* N8 m4 w6 l U9 y4 u, |$ J; j
Before leaving Washington for London, Kerry warned Russia that the EU was planning to join the US in imposing more sanctions on Moscow if the referendum went ahead. The sanctions would include a travel ban and a freeze on bank accounts. 4 M/ p6 g( l2 L8 J公仔箱論壇German chancellor Angela Merkel, backing up Kerry in the strongest languageshe has employed so far, told the Reichstag that the consequences for Russiawould be huge if it failed to enter into negotiations. She ruled out military force but warned sternly that the crisis would cause "massive damage to Russia, economically and politically".! g1 \5 a& f; W* Y6 Z ?
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Reuters reported that the German vice-chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, warned that Germany would not hesitate to go beyond a second round of European sanctions planned for Monday if the referendum goes ahead. 7 Y- }) S3 r6 d. C& ^8 Q) N公仔箱論壇TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。4 k. ?9 t+ f+ E9 b- Q9 z+ C. j. f
David Cameron and foreign secretary William Hague will meet Kerry before his meeting with Lavrov. A Foreign Office spokesman said Hague had phoned both Kerry and Lavrov to encourage them "to hold talks in London with a view to de-escalating the situation in Crimea and setting up dialogue between Russia and Ukraine".公仔箱論壇1 f7 r. A% w5 E ~$ Q
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As part of a series of moves aimed at displaying solidarity with Ukraine,Nato was planning on Friday to meet representatives of the Tatar population in the Crimea who are largely hostile to a Russian takeover.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 `" k$ x$ {1 E3 x$ N
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Voting is under way in Crimea's referendum,which is expected to deliver an overwhelming majority of votes for union with Russia but has been denounced internationally as illegitimate and illegal. b. y9 s8 s6 g5 ]& ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb , R6 N/ V/ x2 X/ d" J( ?Voters on the Ukrainian peninsula have been given two options to choose from at the referendum, which has been organised in a matter of days. One calls for union with Russia, while the other offers increased autonomy within Ukraine. There is no option to retain the status quo. m! Q' C1 Q6 d2 T- k" Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb # O' r! c$ |- y4 D: G3 J; {公仔箱論壇Russian state television was reporting a huge turnout for the referendum and claimed there were "no armed men" at the polling stations.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# \2 o0 c, r" S/ V; d9 T
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State news agency Interfax quoted an international observer, Enrique Ravello, as saying he had seen an"unprecedented turnout". "There's no coercion, pressure on people. The referendum is being held peacefully, freely and openly," said the Spanish nationalist MP.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。9 ~7 r/ ^' i5 R: i) @) j3 z$ W* m
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According to polling by German research group GfK, 70% of Crimeans who want to participate in the referendum plan to vote to join Russia, while 11% plan to vote to remain part of Ukraine. 3 v. z) Q' y" ~' n7 b5.39.217.76 1 A1 i. b5 f$ ZCrimean leaders have made no secret of the fact that they expect a landslide victory for joining Russia, and posters across the region call on voters to make the correct choice. Ethnic Russians make up a slight majority in Crimea, which was part of the Russian republic within the Soviet Union until 1954. But the minority populations of Tatars and Ukrainians are less enthusiastic about the vote and many Tatars have said they will boycott the poll. 5 Z( E7 x3 }: [; w9 ~5.39.217.76 4 Q7 {' n; p* s/ r0 g! }& a* kIn Kiev, the Ukrainian parliament has called the vote illegitimate and voted to dissolve the Crimean parliament, a decision that has been ignored on the ground, where Russian troops and armed local "self-defence" units remain in control.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ w( H e" I8 K
2 B, J" M$ \, W' p* Q公仔箱論壇State television reported that Ukrainian military units were heading towards the Russian border, and 300 men in Lugansk had put up scrap metal barricades to prevent military vehicles from Kiev proceeding farther east. Residents outside of Donetsk were also said to have stopped a military cavalcade from passing. l% v. X$ |7 k/ G4 P
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According to state news agency reports, more than a thousand people are at a pro-Russian rally in Donetsk – where a pro-Ukrainian protester was killed on Thursday – and a column of cars is driving around the city with signs reading "referendum". No competing pro-Ukrainian rally is planned. . t1 R6 s$ n* o6 c8 PTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! ~9 T8 r. e. H' P$ M3 Z
The Crimean referendum website was down on Sunday. Previously, organisers claimed the site had been subject to a DDoShacker attack originating in the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne in the US.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 ]- A" W/ }" w" o
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On Saturday, Moscow was the scene of huge competing rallies for and against Russian intervention in Ukraine. At least10,000 people took part in an anti-intervention rally, at the end of which was read a resolution calling for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Crimea and the end of Russian interference in Ukraine's internal affairs. # @6 T2 F1 \/ O8 _$ x! K' y公仔箱論壇& a: H2 W6 G0 E; ?; ]
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin,initially said there was no chance that Russia would absorb Crimea, but the rhetoric in recent days has changed, and the de facto leader of the peninsula,Sergei Aksyonov, told the Guardian on Saturday that he had received"signals" from Moscow that Crimea's petition would be accepted. . o5 r0 n& `- q6 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 3 e: R% v5 a0 W/ YTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。This week, the Russian foreign minister,Sergei Lavrov, said Russia "will respect the expression of the will of the Crimean people in the upcoming referendum".# `+ p' k( T) N7 J u
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With the influx of Russian troops and the seizure of power by Aksyonov, who was previously a marginal figure in Crimean politics, many in the west regard events in Crimea as part of a carefully choreographed Russian plan. Aksyonov, however, insisted his rise was a response to a genuine threat from far-right Ukrainian nationalists in Kiev after the events that led to President Viktor Yanukovych being toppled last month.5 C9 V& D3 }* m! S$ }* D- [
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"The first thing they should have done was to have wide-ranging consultations and invite people from Russian-speaking regions to work together. Instead all we got was threats," he said."We had no other option. Should we wait here for people to come here with arms?" : u, t: H6 g& C5 z; d7 _公仔箱論壇 # Y; Y- S# x9 ?( T6 X) ^0 _The situation in Crimea remains tense, with gangs of local militia patrolling the streets and Russian troops surrounding Ukrainian military installations in the region. Aksyonov on Saturday again repeated Moscow's line that the men were not Russian soldiers, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Late on Saturday night, about two dozen heavily armed men, possibly local Crimean special forces, entered the Hotel Moscow in Simferopol, where many foreign journalists are staying, and occupied several floors. Some claimed it was a training exercise while others said they were searching for an armed criminal. They departed without a shot being fired.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。4 N% `* Y0 D5 K5 H
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No major international organisations are monitoring the vote, but a group of observers from 23 countries – a mixture of anti-western ideologues and European far-right politicians – have arrived of their own accord and gave a press conference in Simferopol on Saturday evening. : T( H5 ^ l/ |1 e. J( ~& C V k/ M x6 k+ u7 u! Q. X+ d公仔箱論壇Belá Kovács, an MEP from the far-right Hungarian party Jobbik, said everything he had seen on Saturday conformed to international standards and he expected the vote to be free and fair.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( ]8 E: E3 v( }( Z9 D+ U6 q, [0 m
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Many of the observers railed against the west and said that by recognising Kosovo, the west had opened a Pandora's box and had to accept the result in Crimea. 3 x2 R& m/ h" R/ j; d) j: n$ e) k % f9 s/ e% E8 |3 d$ o2 p% b2 _; ~"What is sauce for Kosovo's goose is certainly sauce for Crimea's gander," said Serbian-American writer Serge Trifkovic. When asked if observers had been paid to attend, he said that if hewere looking for money he would have approached the CIA. The observers, he said, were "as poor as church mice".tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- h, {& q+ N9 h# B2 F6 ] U0 r+ b
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Kovács said there were no British observers at the referendum. The BNP's Nick Griffin "really wanted to come, but we persuaded him not to", he said. 1 I. Z7 Q; Q: Z9 [, e" x : j3 t* Y0 W$ h% c" Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe polls close at 8pm local time (6pm GMT),and the first results are expected two and a half hours later.公仔箱論壇; `7 }# h6 B! [& |+ W. k
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Ukraine's defence minister Igor Tenyukh announcing the truce: 'No measures will be taken against our military facilities in Crimea during that time.' Photograph: Yury Kirnichny/AFP/Getty Images % J) `/ Z2 ?9 w- E p6 v公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 n3 v4 ^9 D; J9 E/ M6 k! O
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Crimea voted to secede from Ukraine on Sunday as exit polls suggested 93% of ballots were in favour of joining Russia, in a referendum that most of the world has condemned as illegal. 2 |. n0 p) a* j公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇" ~9 t' [* o( A1 i9 \: S
As the results rolled in, they were met with neither surprise nor welcome by the west. Barack Obama's press secretary, Jay Carney, underlined the White House's opposition to the referendum in a statement on Sunday afternoon: "We reject the 'referendum' that took place today in the Crimean region of Ukraine. This referendum is contrary to Ukraine's constitution, and the international community will not recognise the results of a poll administered under threats of violence and intimidation from a Russian military intervention that violates international law." 5 W3 P) |/ q$ }* J! u" { 5 d, \* Z3 ~3 u& i) y& E% F5.39.217.76Describing Russia's actions as"dangerous and destabilising", Carney condemned the Kremlin for escalating the crisis by carrying out "threatening military exercises on Ukraine's eastern border", and said its actions would result in"increasing costs".6 g+ V" G4 f$ v8 J! R/ g
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Earlier on Sunday Russia and Ukraine agreed a truce in the region until Friday, Ukraine's acting defence minister announced,in a move that may ease tension between Moscow and the western-backed government in Kiev. Speaking on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting, Ukraine's acting defence minister, Ihor Tenyukh, said the deal has been struck with Russia's Black Sea fleet and the Russian defence ministry. "No measures will be taken against our military facilities in Crimea during that time,"he said. "Our military sites are therefore proceeding with a replenishment of reserves." 4 M/ j# O! b+ }! R8 n; OTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 J% W3 }' J$ K- ]
The agreement provides some respite for Ukraine's beleaguered troops, who have been trapped on their military bases and naval ships since Russian forces began occupying the peninsula on 27 February.They have been encircled ever since, in some cases without electricity. Local residents have smuggled in food to them amid a nervous standoff with the Russian military. 4 e8 x7 g; |, h- E' @ 8 I" B& g) y# @. B, itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut there seems little doubt that Ukrainian forces will be evicted from Kremlin-controlled Crimea once the truce expires on Friday. Crimea's deputy prime minister, Rustam Temirgaliyev, said on Sunday troops would be given safe passage and predicted that eastern Ukraine would be next to join Russia.7 r# v, ]7 F/ x& t
3 [: a) H4 O; x% L& @$ W" WTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。"Donetsk, Lugansk, Kharkiv have the same situation, as in Crimea. Seventy-five per cent of people want to join Russia in eastern Ukraine," he told journalists near the parliament building in Simferopol.There was further turmoil in Donetsk when pro-Russian protesters stormed the prosecutor's office and removed the Ukrainian flag from the roof raising a Russian flag in its place. Riot police deployed to protect the building made little effort to stop the crowd, which later dispersed. : ?3 e0 I ^5 f" E' [+ i7 P0 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb @+ d+ Z8 b1 m
The government in Kiev has accused Moscow of deliberately stirring up tensions in the east by bringing in professional activists and provocateurs from across the border. In a series of ominous statements, Russia's foreign ministry has said it may be forced to act to"protect" ethnic Russians – an expression that appears to provide a rationale for future military incursions. 0 x, t) P! L5 Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb & W6 ]# Y2 ^" N9 G3 m, r公仔箱論壇President Vladimir Putin spent Sunday evening at the closing ceremony of the Paralympics in Sochi but was keeping an eye on the Crimea results, his spokesman said. Earlier he had expressed concern about the escalation of tensions in the south and south-eastern regions of Ukraine,Reuters reported. % j1 m# D# _4 Q9 tTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 % S+ Y: c" c- N$ M1 qHe blamed the febrile mood on "radical forces" acting with the "connivance of the current Kiev authorities". The Kremlin refuses to recognise Kiev's temporary government that it says came to power on the back of a "fascist" coup. & m0 b3 F9 R- K) S% Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 3 h B) c/ {" Y% X! A. QPutin telephoned the German chancellor,Angela Merkel, on Sunday and told her the referendum in Crimea, condemned by the west, complied with international law.5.39.217.76- M, ]; r: K( O9 c) b( ~3 m$ H3 y
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The Russian leader had reportedly agreed with Putin and Merkel reportedly agreed that more observers from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) should be deployed in east Ukraine. Existing observers were refused entry to Crimea by pro-Russian checkpoint guards.On Saturday, Russia vetoed a US-drafted motion in the UN security council in New York, which had declared the Crimea referendum invalid.China – a consistent ally of Moscow – abstained. 1 ?' Q& z, C1 E! |, Q! @: JTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。公仔箱論壇4 C6 D5 w7 O; I) }
Ukraine's acting prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, has promised to take action against separatist"ringleaders" who, he said, had compromised his country's independence "under the cover of Russian troops". He said: "We will find all of them – if it takes one year, two years – and bring them to justice. The ground will burn beneath their feet."The conflict spread from the ground to the internet, with several Nato websites targeted by hacker scalling themselves Cyber Berkut, after the Ukrainian riot police who were disbanded by the Kiev government. Crimean officials said their referendum website was also hacked. ; Y- H* b& L+ P0 h公仔箱論壇 2 w3 w; X y* V2 ?" t, BPro-unity rallies took place at the Maidan in Kiev on Sunday, the scene of Ukraine's revolution that led to President Viktor Yaunkoych abandoning his office and fleeing to Russia last month. Some of those who attended were Crimeans who opposed secession and said they had left the peninsula in recent days amid threats and pressure. 4 `; b$ q" {3 p3 a" o# _5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇, ^) w! G& @6 m& M7 y( ?% _
Antonina Danchuk, 30, who lived in Simferopol until two years ago, and studied Greek and English at its university, described the referendum as a "fake". "It's illegal," she said."My Crimean friends who are there are afraid to go out and build their own Maidan. They're not voting. People with Russian passports are being allowed to vote." # |4 r: B" k. ]: I# {! k! h" K9 A
Danchuk said she was not opposed to Russia ,but to Putin and his expansionist policies. "I'm ethnic Russian. But I feel my nationality is Ukrainian. We've stayed in Ukraine for 22 years. We want Putin to leave us alone. We don't want Crimea to be a part of Russia."公仔箱論壇7 \% L% }9 p$ I( ~8 O; X
4 C1 y U. K3 [. G( \ f+ Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDanchuk's mother Larissa, 62, arrived in Kiev on Saturday from Crimea's regional capital, Simferopol, travelling by train.She said she had taken part in anti-secession rallies dressed in the Ukrainian national colours of blue and yellow. She had also taken food to trapped Ukrainian sailors. w# O9 o, s: f- n! f公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇) N9 |7 a1 z O3 V
"We were protesting outside Simferopol theatre when two cars pulled up. Men with guns got out. They told me: 'If you want to stay alive clear off.' Of course I left. A similar thing happened two days ago at another demonstration next to the [Taras] Shevchenko statue. A man– not local – came up and said: 'What are you doing? Where are your papers?'"7 p2 [3 V P! U
; l3 O0 I3 Y5 G3 f8 G' fLarissa said she was born in Russia's far east but had lived in Crimea for 37 years. "The whole referendum is taking place at the point of a Kalashnikov. It's improper, and organised by Moscow." She said she did not know how long she would stay out of Crimea but said she wanted to return for her grandson's impending birthday. " A+ q4 Y' ^1 T; T9 DTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。2 W; W0 b% r9 [$ ]. i& H
Danchuck, her husband Taras and their one-year-old son Lyubomyr had driven to the Maidan in a black saloon car decorated with anti-Putin slogans. One read: "Crimea=Ukraine".Another described the Russian leader as an "executioner". Lyubomyrsat placidly in his pushchair, wearing a yellow and blue scarf, above a sign that read: "Putin is a poo".公仔箱論壇, w k6 F S- @2 \6 ~
* D- r+ H u$ \- I: rMeanwhile, Dave Young, a British expatriate who has lived in Kiev for nine years, turned up at the Maidan on Sunday waving a Union flag with the words: "Ukraine-Great Britain". Young said he was unimpressed by David Cameron's handling of the Ukraine crisis. "His response has been limp and apathetic. He's seemed more concerned with protecting the interests of the City than doing what is right." }7 i$ U. X+ W3 K5.39.217.76 , @$ W; x3 @3 J7 {1 VYoung said he feared the crisis in Ukraine raised profound questions for Europe and its values. He said: "There is a fundamental argument here about the right of a country to decide its future.God knows how long Russia has been planning this action but it's clear they don't want Ukraine to stand as an independent nation."tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( v2 D: j$ j# t
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"The whole of Europe needs to realise this is a pivotal point. After here, what next? If this state falls where next?"tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( M0 i, A7 @/ S: m
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英國廣播公司(BBC)報道,克里米亞公投獨立,併入俄羅斯聯邦,俄羅斯總統普京為此在其國會發表演說,指出雙方有很多共同點,而「在俄羅斯人心中,克里米亞一直都是不可分割的一部分。」(In our hearts we know Crimea has always been an inalienable part of Russia.)tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- |0 n% O0 h' P' H7 O7 j: Q
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普京同時承認克里米亞為一個獨立主權國,與克里米亞兩名領袖簽署條約,接納克里米亞加入俄羅斯聯邦。然而歐盟及美國均相繼表明,克里米亞的公投沒有法律基礎,現時已經制裁俄羅斯。# J# H) B8 k% q. _ |6 \+ Q
& N4 I# Y) t' a p- g3 ?9 O% L$ AUkraine: Putin approves draft bill for Russia to annex CrimeaTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ M4 V |, T4 i. U
* T/ O& L( z3 _/ zTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Russian president recognises Crimea as sovereign state as US and EU impose 'toothless' sanctions in wake of referendum ; p$ P0 s1 X6 a& ^4 p6 ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& @# x" F8 J& R$ S+ }" i1 Z4 h* ]# b+ {
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Vladimir Putin posted a decree on Monday that says Moscow’s recognition of Crimea as independent is based on 'the will of the people of Crimea'.Photograph: ITAR-TASS / Barcroft Media/Itar-Tass/Barcroft Media公仔箱論壇0 |+ }$ o( L- ^" y- E
3 W4 a0 s, Y& l P% ~, F! ~5.39.217.76 . U9 W1 H: e# P1 O/ pThe Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has approved a draft bill for the annexation of Crimea following a referendum in the peninsula that overwhelmingly supported seceding from Ukraine. % B4 C# i- |- H9 |: Z# j公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! `7 j) J4 n+ q: S
In an address to a joint session of Russia's parliamentary houses scheduled for 11am GMT on Tuesday, Putin will deliver his position on the hugely contentious Crimean question. He is expected to set the stage for parliament to approve the absorption of Crimea. : ^( n1 ` s$ k* ~TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 5 {7 Y2 V7 \9 F' V( {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe US and the EU retaliated over the referendum – which they consider to be illegal – by imposing sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian officials on Monday, a move widely seen as"toothless". & \9 w& k3 B& I" Z- k) M6 F$ c公仔箱論壇 0 s. M& L. P+ ]1 EThe White House imposed sanctions against 11named individuals: seven senior Russian politicians and officials, and four Crimea-based separatist leaders accused of undermining the "democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine". 2 V; s: H0 p+ T3 L; \5 I- c公仔箱論壇TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, u% ^+ B5 J9 Y: r/ R2 D
But the US pointedly avoided targeting Putin or key figures in his inner circle. / c2 G% [$ \& Q8 J9 a3 H% k/ K8 C3 W公仔箱論壇TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。4 d% ` ]0 P3 Q6 [2 U2 X" ~
The EU imposed sanctions on 21 individuals,including three senior Russian commanders, the prime minister of Crimea, a deputy speaker of the Duma and other senior officials. . M/ \& n1 E7 F8 ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 z2 i# \) }5 ]$ p, C; q: O- u" s
There are divisions within Europe over how to respond to Russia, and this is reflected in the fact that action is being taken against fewer than two dozen individuals from an original proposed list of 120. 5 p/ ?$ v/ ~" L/ v' P# ZTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5.39.217.76; B& _; c7 Y8 b+ O! S7 X
On Monday night, Putin posted a decree on the Kremlin website recognising Crimea as a sovereign state, in what appeared to be a first step towards integrating Crimea into the Russian Federation. The decree, which took effect immediately, said Moscow's recognition of Crimea as independent was based on "the will of the people of Crimea". 8 a+ [' _$ E" x$ P! ETVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。: G+ D) Q7 ^$ D
Putin pressed ahead on Tuesday, informing his government and parliament of the Crimean leadership's proposal to join Russia ahead of his address to parliament. He was expected to sign the treaty formalising the annexation with Crimea's leader on Tuesday.5.39.217.76* Q+ [7 L0 \: r0 l z! L
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Barack Obama, who is set to visit Europe next week to discuss the crisis with European allies, warned of further action."If Russia continues to interfere in Ukraine, we stand ready to impose further sanctions," he said.5 F; h/ k9 H0 |" V$ m
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Russian troops have massed near the border with Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine, where there have been fatalities during clashes between pro- and anti-Moscow demonstrators in recent days. % N' N% }! g) a4 w2 Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb % V0 s0 V5 W; ~: I( X& M. ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbObama said: "We will continue to make clear to Russia that further provocations will achieve nothing except to further isolate Russia and diminish its place in the world."公仔箱論壇+ w5 \# E; |1 K" e5 E( S
8 X9 F2 }7 C3 Z4 gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe White House insisted the sanctions were"by far and away the most comprehensive sanctions since the end of the cold war" and rejected criticism that they were too limited in scope or would be easily circumvented by asset transfers.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 T* R5 u$ X/ j4 ?5 r
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"We think they will be effective,"one senior administration official told reporters in Washington. But the kind of sanctions that might bite, such as hitting Russian oligarchs or their companies, particularly energy firms, were pointedly absent.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& l* k8 a4 [5 C7 f! Y* \- m& g+ G. ~
' f# z% V2 ^) |7 C' U公仔箱論壇Officials in Washington suggested that Crimean referendum results showing 96.8% voting in favour of joining Russia and a 83.1% turnout were implausibly high, especially when an estimated 99% of Crimean Tatars refused to take part. 6 G) d }1 T2 W公仔箱論壇4 J, C, B6 t0 I) X: E; _) I1 v1 |
White House sources also claimed it was suspicious that there was not a single complaint to election authorities, and have promised extra funding to help ensure there is a record number of international observers present when Ukraine holds its national elections in May.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 q X, a* A, \
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The EU said it would not recognise the outcome of the referendum.. E1 i- a/ \, T) q! F7 r3 q
( ^+ x6 S6 ]- L. NTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The Crimean parliament declared independence from Ukraine on Monday and confiscated Ukrainian state property. Crimea also sent a delegation to Moscow to discuss next steps. ! e) a. Q; |+ }# W* \* P! Y* g1 m- e5.39.217.76TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。9 z- ~ o+ B. p
Moscow treated the sanctions with derision.The Russian deputy prime minister, Dmitry Rogozin, who is on the US sanctions list, tweeted that the sanctions drawn up by Obama must have been the work of a"prankster". 4 ]4 l" b9 S5 c* r8 G5.39.217.765.39.217.769 A* R* P; m$ ^+ ]2 U% K
The Russian stock market was equally dismissive, with the rouble performing well on Monday. Markets elsewhere in Europe rose, judging that the prospect of trade battles was receding.