President Viktor Yanukovych and Ukraine

Ukraine: Mark MacKinnon Globe in Ukraine: Crimean adventure could cost Russia billions, according to Globe and Mail. As Moscow circles, Ukraines stock exchange holds onto hope Video Video: What can Obama actually do to help Ukraine? A Russian Army officer, back to camera, helps an armored personnel carrier drive on a street in Sevastopol, Ukraine's Black Sea port and site of a major Russian naval base, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Tensions were building up in the Crimea, where ethnic Russians who make the majority of the local population are deeply suspicious of the new Ukrainian authorities who replaced fugitive Russia-backed President Viktor Yanukovych. AP Infographic The Crimea and Ukraine: an overview The Crimean parliament says it will declare itself independent if residents approve a referendum to split off from Ukraine an ambiguous legal maneuver that could offer a way of de-escalating the standoff between Russia and the West. March 11 AP Video Video Video: Ukraineas Crimea seeks independence Ukraine's ousted President Viktor Yanukovich says he remains the country's commander-in-chief, speaking in his second public address in Russia since leaving Ukraine. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Reuters Video Video: Yanukovych says he is athe only legitimate president of Ukrainea U.S. President Barack Obama turned up the pressure on his Russian counterpart, insisting that President Vladimir Putin is courting the rejection of the international community by keeping soldiers on the ground in Crimea, the Ukrainian region that is scheduled to hold a referendum on severing ties with Kiev this weekend. More Related to this Story Obama meets Ukraines leader; vows to acompletely rejecta Crimean vote (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.