EU offers Kiev $700m in trade breaks
Craig TaylorThe EU offers Ukraine trade breaks worth nearly 500m euros ($ 694m; £417m) to stabilise its economy, as Russia tightens its military grip on Crimea. BBC News – Europe
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Ukraine gripped by rival rallies
Tens of thousands of people across Ukraine hold rival pro-unity and pro-Russian rallies, as Moscow continues to strengthen its grip on Crimea. BBC News – Europe
US warns Russia not to annex Crimea
The US warns Russia that any moves to annex Crimea would close the door to diplomacy, as Moscow tightens its grip on the peninsula. BBC News – Europe
Crimea vote ‘will not be recognised’
Ukraine’s interim PM says “no-one in the civilised world” will recognise Crimea’s referendum on joining Russia, as Moscow backs the vote. BBC News – Europe
EU summit to tackle Ukraine crisis
EU leaders will hold an emergency summit to decide how strongly to respond to Russia’s troop deployment in Ukraine’s Crimea region. BBC News – Europe
Europe’s longest-serving PM resigns
After nine years in office, Estonian PM Andrus Ansip announces his resignation to enable a successor to lead his party into 2015 elections. BBC News – Europe