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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Crimea for the first time since the annexation, arriving in Sevastopol for Victory Day celebrations.
2014-05-9

Montenegro, Norway, Iceland and Albania join the list of countries supporting sanctions including asset freezings and travel bans directed at Russian individuals.
2014-04-11

The interim President of Ukraine Olexander Turchynov orders Ukrainian forces to withdraw from Crimea.
2014-03-24

Russian troops capture Novofedorivka, an airbase of the Ukrainian Navy in the western region of the Crimean Peninsula.
2014-03-22

The President of the United States, Barack Obama, announces further sanctions against Russia in response to the annexation of Crimea.
2014-03-20

Vladimir Putin orders troops near the Ukraine border to return to their bases with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov calling the military exercises a "success".
2014-03-4

Ireland's deputy leader Eamon Gilmore responds by summoning his Russian ambassador for talks.
2014-03-3

The commander of the Ukrainian frigate "Hetman Sahaydachniy" reportedly confirms that the ship never defected to Russia as reported in Russian media.
2014-03-3

Ukraine's acting president Oleksandr Turchynov says Ukraine's airspace has been closed to any non-civilian aircraft. [http:--uk.reuters.com-article-2014-03-02-ukrainian-acting-president-says-airspace-idUKL6N0LZ0B820140302 (Reuters)]date=March 2014
2014-03-2

US President Barack Obama warns Russia, saying that any violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity would be "deeply destabilizing," and that "the United States will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military intervention in Ukraine."
2014-03-1