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World leaders have sent a strong and unambiguous message to Russia

World leaders have sent a strong and unambiguous message to Russia

World leaders have sent a strong and unambiguous message to Russia: respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, begin discussions with the Government of Ukraine, and avail yourself of offers of international mediation and monitoring to address any legitimate concerns.
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Armenia hails Crimea referendum. The Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan spoke on the phone with President Putin.
Armenia hails Crimea referendum. The Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan spoke on the phone with President Putin.

Armenia hails Crimea referendum. The Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan spoke on the phone with President Putin.

The Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan spoke on the phone with President Putin to discuss bilateral issues and the international situation. The two leaders agree the Crimea referendum "constitutes another case of exercise of peoples’ right to self-determination".
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Russian triumphalism will not last. The Russian elite seeks the respect of the west but ends up with the contempt of the rest of the world.
Russian triumphalism will not last. The Russian elite seeks the respect of the west but ends up with the contempt of the rest of the world.

Russian triumphalism will not last. The Russian elite seeks the respect of the west but ends up with the contempt of the rest of the world.

The Russian elite has decided that it does not care about losing the friendship of the west as long it has its respect. At the moment however it only has the contempt of the rest of the world.
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Crimea declares independence; asks to join Russia.

Crimea declares independence; asks to join Russia.

Unrecognised entities in the South Caucasus welcome the Crimean vote as different sides in the unresolved conflicts draw their own conclusions from the current impasse.