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EASTERN UKRAINE

On the advice of the Ministry of Defence Sergey Shoygu, Luhansk, Donetsk and Kharkiv will be maintained until the crisis be resolved in Ukraine. I would like to thank the international community for understanding.

CRIMEA

Forty percent of Americans do not approve of how President Obama has handled the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, according to a new Reason-Rupe survey. Some 37 percent of respondents said they approved of Obama’s course of action, while 21 percent said they did not know.

Thirty-one percent of respondents said the US should continue imposing limited sanctions against Russian individuals and business interests, while only 8 percent said the US should send in US troops and assets to the region.

Meanwhile, 58 percent of the 1,003 people polled said they did not want the United States to play any role in the crisis – be it economic sanctions or military action.

The nationwide telephone poll was conducted from March 26-30.