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Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen visits Bulgaria and meets with President Rosen Plevneliev, during his visit he calls on Russia to withdraw their troops from the Ukrainian border.
2014-04-11

Ihor Tenyukh is discharged as Minister for Defence, to be replaced by Gen. Mykhaylo Koval following the loss of Crimea.
2014-03-25

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

The parliaments of Russia and Crimea sign an accession treaty.
2014-03-18

President Barack Obama signs an executive order placing sanctions and visa bans on people that contributed to the current crisis in Crimea.
2014-03-6

Swedish foreign secretary Carl Bildt compares the ousted Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych to Norwegian traitor Vidkun Quisling after Yanukovych asked Russia to intervene to restore "law and order" in the country. [http:--www.dn.no-forsiden-utenriks-article2776082.ece ("Dagens Næringsliv")]date=April 2020
2014-03-4

Reuters reports that armed men have seized a ferry checkpoint between Crimea and Russia.
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

Russian Federation ambassador to the United Kingdom is summoned by the British Secretary of State William Hague.
2014-03-1

International Middle East Envoy Tony Blair and UN Special Coordinator Robert Serry praise Israel's easing of the Gaza blockade and its adoption of a "blacklist" system of restrictions.
2010-07-5