Chanakya Daily current Affairs 17/03/2014 Crimea will formally apply to join Russia today, after voting to split from Ukraine as Europe prepared to hit Moscow with a wave of sanctions in the worst East-West stand-off since the Cold War. According to Crimea Election Chief, an overwhelming 96.6 per cent of voters on the mostly Russian-speaking peninsula chose to secede from Ukraine in yesterdays referendum. There was sharp international condemnation of the vote. The European Union said, the referendum was illegal and illegitimate and its outcome would not be recognized. Foreign Ministers of the European Union 28 member-states are to hold an emergency meeting in Brussels. Aftermaths of yesterdays referendum on the future of Crimea and the possible sanctions against Russia will become the dominant issue at a conference. The EU followed the US, Britain, France, Italy, and NATO in declaring its refusal to honor the results of the referendum. chanakyaiasacademy.org/dailycurrentaffair.aspx
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:01:04 +0000
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