The rush of events in Crimea, which is home to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, accelerated the forces tugging at Ukraine since the ouster last weekend of President Viktor F. Yanukovych. The events also deepened a dangerous rift between Ukraine’s new leadership and the Kremlin, which has refused to recognize the new government and now appears to have given shelter to the ousted president and added a new element of uncertainty to Russia’s relations with the West. Mr. Yanukovych, last sighted in Crimea over the weekend, appears to have since been spirited to Moscow via a Russian naval base in Sevastopol, the region’s biggest city, which last Friday forced its Kiev-appointed mayor to resign in favor of a Russian businessman.
NY Times: Armed Men Take Over Two Airports in Crimea, February 28, 2014
The Guardian: Ukraine faces tough task of turning uprising into lasting political victory, February 24, 2014
Zeit: Julija Timoschenko. Mächtig, charismatisch, unglaubwürdig, 25. Februar 2014
The Guardian: Ukraine protests: the roots of the political division, February 27, 2014
RT: Crimea parliament announces referendum on Ukrainian region’s future, February 27, 2014
openDemocracy: A new (order) Ukraine? Assessing the relevance of Ukraine’s far right in an EU perspective, February 28, 2014
NY Times: Putin Pledges Aid to Ukraine but Leaves Steps Unclear, February 28, 2014
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