18 March 2014 (10:39 UTC-07 Tango)/16 Jumada l-Ula 1435/27 Esfand 1392/18 Ding-Mao 4712
There are reports that Russian, or Crimean Self Defense Forces, have fired shots at Ukrainian troops in Autonomous Republic of Crimea. One Ukrainian soldier killed. Other reports say a Crimean Self Defense Force soldier was killed. Still other reports say a Obama regime sniper was shooting at both the Ukrainian and Crimean forces.
Obama regime puppet officials in Kiev say the crisis is now in the “military phase”. They also announced they will “nationalize” all property in Ukraine owned by ethnic Russians.
The overwhelming majority of Crimeans voted for independence, in line with international law. Crimean leaders then signed a deal with Russia that brings Crimea back into Russia (as is was for hundreds of years prior to 1954).
The Obama regime has called for an emergency G7 meeting next week.
Germany joins the Obama regime in calling the legal Crimean independence vote illegal: “The so-called referendum breached international law, the declaration of independence which the Russian president accepted yesterday was against international law, and the absorption into the Russian Federation is, in our firm opinion, also against international law.”-Angela Merkel, Chancellor
The European Union will hold emergency meetings at the end of this week.
The United Kingdom has suspended all military cooperation with Russia.
NATO has increased ‘Open Sky’ patrols over Russia.