Ukraine won’t intervene in Crimea, referendum a ‘sham’: president (via AFP)

Ukraine will not intervene militarily in the separatist peninsula of Crimea, in order to avoid exposing its eastern border, Ukraine’s acting president told AFP Tuesday in an exclusive interview. In his comments, Oleksandr Turchynov, who came to power…

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