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Ukraine warns Russia against 'aggression' in Crimea BBC

Russia invades Crimea to 'protect its Black Sea naval fleet' as Ukraine tensions soar
By Don Mackay, Nick Sommerlad Mirror

Revealed: The forgotten treaty which could drag the US and UK into WAR with Russia if Putin's troops intervene in Ukraine

The agreement sees signatories promise to protect Ukraine's borders
It was signed by Bill Clinton, John Major, Boris Yeltsin and Leonid Kuchma in 1994
Ukrainian parliament has now reached out directly to all the countries who signed the treaty
Putin currently has 150,000 troops on Ukraine's borders and it is reported some have crossed into the country
President Obama says he is 'deeply concerned' by the news
The US and Britain have both made 'crisis calls' to President Putin to warn him to respect territorial boundaries
By JILL REILLY and LIZZIE EDMONDS Mail

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has asked his upper house of parliament to approve the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine, the Kremlin says. BBC

Russia's Gas Can Blow Up Ukraine Tomorrow www.huffingtonpost.com

'I could see this one from Alaska'

Sarah Palin hits back at 'high-brow' critics who mocked her in 2008 for predicting Russian invasion of Ukraine

Former Alaska governor said during Nevada campaign rally that Putin's Russia will move to occupy Ukraine on Barack Obama's watch

Then-vice presidential candidate Palin was speaking in 2008 during Russia's invasion of Georgia


DailyMail

Ukraine PM warns of war as Russian military seizes control in Crimea
• Kiev puts armed forces on full combat alert
• Putin and Obama hold 90-minute call over crisis
• UN security council meets for emergency talks

Shaun Walker in Kiev, Harriet Salem in Simferopol and Paul Gallagher www.theguardian.com

The crisis in Crimea could lead the world into a second cold war
The Kremlin believes the west has been instrumental in the unrest in Ukraine – and will take its revenge

Dmitri Trenin www.theguardian.com

RODRIC BRAITHWAITE www.independent.co.uk
Ukraine crisis: No wonder Vladimir Putin says Crimea is Russian
With irresponsible talk of EU and Nato membership, the West has badly mishandled relations with Ukraine – and with Moscow

No 10's Ukraine gaffe shows City profits come before principled diplomacy
News that Britain will not enforce sanctions against Russia is no surprise: the government defaults to protecting the money men

Jonathan Freedland www.theguardian.com

Ukraine has revealed the new world of western impotence
Behind the self-righteous bluster on Russia, all our leaders can do to punish Putin is cancel summits, school places and shopping trips

Simon Jenkins www.theguardian.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize – despite escalating tensions over his troops in Crimea
By James Tute Mirror

The clash in Crimea is the fruit of western expansion
The external struggle to dominate Ukraine has put fascists in power and brought the country to the brink of conflict

Seumas Milne www.theguardian.com

The EU and US have joined Ukraine's government in condemning as "illegal" a move by the Crimea region to set up a referendum to endorse joining Russia. BBC

Ukraine crisis: Obama urges Putin to pursue diplomacy BBC