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The foreign affairs minister announced new Canadian sanctions on 17 officials in response to Russia's moves to annex Crimea from Ukraine. John Baird says removing Russia from the G8 is "absolutely" still possible.
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Just how many retreating troops Ukraine will have to absorb in what amounts to a military surrender of Crimea was unclear.
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"We're in this with you, together," Biden said.
Ukraine has been powerless to prevent Russian troops from taking control of Crimea, which President Vladimir Putin formally annexed Tuesday with the stroke of a pen. Crimea's absorption came after a hastily organized referendum in which the population overwhelmingly, albeit under conditions akin to martial law, voted in favour of seceding from Ukraine and joining Russia.
Russia's constitutional Court chairman, Valery Zorkin, said Wednesday the treaty signed by Putin has been ruled valid, meaning it now only requires ratification by the Russian parliament.
On Wednesday morning, militiamen under apparent Russian command barged their way into Ukraine's naval headquarters in Sevastopol, detaining the head of Ukraine's navy and seizing the facility. The incursion, which Ukraine's Defence Ministry described as being led by a self described local defence force, Cossacks and "aggressive women,[url=http://www.mac--cosmetics@#$%&/]mac cosmetics@#$%&[/url]," proceeded with no resistance.
Upon gaining entrance to the base, the storming party raised a Russian flag on the headquarters square.
The unarmed militiamen waited for an hour on the square and, following the arrival of the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, they took over the building.
By afternoon, they were in full control of the naval headquarters, a set of three story white concrete buildings with blue trim.
The Ukrainian Defence Ministry said Rear Adm. support to turn the peninsula into a demilitarized zone.
"We are working out a plan of action so that we can transfer not just servicemen, but first of all, members of their family who are in Crimea, quickly and effectively to mainland Ukraine," said Andriy Parubiy, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council.
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Meanwhile, in a warning to Moscow, Biden declared that the United States will respond to any aggression against its NATO allies, including neighbours to Russia. was "absolutely committed" to defending its allies, adding that President Barack Obama plans to seek concrete commitments from NATO members to ensure the alliance can safeguard its collective security.
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Beyond the grander political gestures of the day, Parubiy said Ukraine's Foreign Ministry had been instructed to introduce a visa regime for travel between the two nations. The move could badly affect Ukrainian migrant labourers,[url=http://www.nikeair-max.fr/]air max 1[/url], many of whom work in Russia and send home money. It came against the backdrop of claims that Russian citizens were pouring across the Ukrainian border to foment secessionist unrest in bordering eastern regions. human rights monitoring mission was also scheduled to be in place by Friday. Ivan Simonovic, assistant secretary general for human rights, expressed particular concern over the security of Tatars and other ethnic minorities in Crimea.

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