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Russia test fired several nuclear delivery systems on the Victory day celebrations and also sent a naval flotilla led by the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov through the English Channel.
2014-05-9

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

UK Prime Minister David Cameron says the planned 40th G8 summit scheduled to be held in the Russian city of Sochi will not take place because of Russia's actions in Crimea.
2014-03-24

The Russian Federation Council, the upper house of the Federal Assembly, approves the annexation of Crimea.
2014-03-21

The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, announces the possibility of further sanctions from the European Union against Russia for the invasion and annexation of Crimea.
2014-03-20

Russia says planned U.S. financial aid to Ukraine is illegal.
2014-03-12

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a press conference, saying that “force isn’t needed right now” after deploying roughly 16,000 troops to Crimea.
2014-03-4

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

The Lithuanian and Polish presidents call for NATO treaty Article 4 consultations on the basis that Russia is executing military maneuvers in Kaliningrad, close to the borders with Lithuania and Poland.
2014-03-3

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