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Crimea voted on this day in 2014 in a controversial referendum to secede from Ukraine to join Russia.

On March 19, fighting started between servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the People's Militia of the self-proclaimed People's Republic of Luhansk, former official representative of the People's Militia of the People's Republic of Luhansk, Andrei Marochko said. The parties use small arms and grenade launchers. Local residents report on social networks that many bullets ricochet off the walls of their houses. There is a school in the shelling zone. On February 12, Alexei Arestovich, the speaker of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), admitted that the Ukr...

On February 26, Biden stated that the United States would never recognize the annexation of Crimea. "It is indeed impossible to recognise the annexation of Crimea. Nobody talks about her because it did not take place," Peskov told reporters on March 1. Peskov stressed that the reunification of Crimea with Russia took place in strict accordance with all norms of international law. On February 26, Biden's statement was published on the website of the White House website, in which he calls Crimea a part of Ukraine. According to him, Russia violated international law, sovereignty and territorial...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance was forced to strengthen its presence in the Black Sea in response to Russia's actions. According to Stoltenberg, it makes sense to recognize the strengthening of Russia in the Black Sea after the illegal annexation of the Crimea, Stoltenberg said at a joint press conference in Brussels with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal. As long as NATO attaches strategic importance to the Black Sea region, Russia's military build-up in this region is a matter of concern for the alliance. Not so long ago, a tactical boat group together ...

>> and fight? >> and fight, yeah, of course. >> reporter: ukrainians have made great sacrifices here. but they're beginning to realize that more land and lives may be lost in the months to come. ivan watson, cnn, kiev. >> in the wake of sunday's crimea referendum, european ministers are to meet today to discuss sanctions against moscow. nina dos santos is covering that angle for us from cnn london. >> let's start out by taking a look at what these sanctions could mean for russia. take a look at the ruble denominated index in russia. started out the week upbeat as you can see towards the end of...