The proposed upcoming referendum in Crimea would violate Ukraine's Constitution and the international law, and any discussion on the future of Crimea should include the Ukrainian government, U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Wednesday vowed to try "every diplomatic opportunity" to de-escalate crisis in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has dismissed reports Kiev is allegedly in talks with the United States over a possible deployment of missile defense systems in Ukraine.
U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on the importance of de-escalating the situation in Ukraine, the White House said on Tuesday.
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that his administration is examining "a whole series of" economic and diplomatic steps to "isolate" Russia over its refusal to withdraw military forces from the Ukrainian republic of Crimea.
The Philippine Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) advised Monday overseas Filipino workers ( OFWs) in Ukraine to stay calm and stay home, and not to make any unnecessary visit or detours to public places where marches or protests are being held.
British Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague have decided that it would be inappropriate for British ministers to attend the Sochi Paralympics in current circumstances in Ukraine, a Downing Street spokesperson said in a statement Sunday.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia broke international law with its intervention in Crimea, a deputy spokesman of German government said.
Russia is trying to justify its possible military action in Ukraine as NATO accuses Moscow of "threatening Europe's security", while the United Nations calls for "cooler heads" and Ukraine warns of Russian "aggression."
The White House on Thursday urged Russia to respect Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty amid festering events unfolding in Ukraine's Russian- speaking Crimea peninsula.
A new cabinet in favor of anchoring Ukraine in the West emerged Thursday with a tough mandate to steer the country away from a looming economic collapse and find a way to mend its division.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States is considering 1 billion U.S. dollars in loan guarantees for Kiev, warning Russia that it would be a " grave mistake" to embark on a military intervention in Ukraine, local media reported on Wednesday.
The United States and Britain said Tuesday that they do not see "a zero-sum" game in Ukraine, where a pro-Russia president was replaced with a West-leaning leadership in a series of dramatizing events over the weekend.
The United States is ready to provide financial support to Ukraine to complement the IMF aid in a bid to improve the East European country's economy, White House said Monday.
Germany called for a democratic solution to the crisis in Ukraine and transparent elections at the end of the transition process in the country, German government's spokesman Steffen Seibert said in a statement Monday.
Following fast-moving days of political upheaval, Ukraine has entered into an uncharted water, challenged by a power vacuum left by the flight of President Viktor Yanukovych and the dire economic situation.
The world's eyes were caught by the dramatic political changes in Ukraine in the past day, as the opposition-controlled parliament relieved President Viktor Yanukovych from his post and released his arch-rival Yulia Tymoshenko.
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