Today's emergency session in the UN summoned by none other than Russia, whose representative Churkin has just started to speak, has begun. Via Bloomberg:
- WEST, KIEV 'HENCHMEN' GOVT RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTABILITY: CHURKIN
- CHURKIN URGES 'DE-ESCALATION,' RETURN TO FEB.21 ACCORD
But the most important opinion, that of China, remains entirely noncomittal:
- CHINA URGES POLITICAL, DIPLOMATIC SETTLEMENT IN UKRAINE: WANG
- CHINA HOPES RELEVANT PARTIES IN UKRAINE 'KEEP CALM,' WANG SAYS
And Russia warns:
- Churkin: "In just a few hours things may take an irreversible turn for the worse"
The live webcast below.
So to sum it all up:
Russia - blames The US and Ukraine right-wing for escalating against pro-Russian forces:
- RUSSIA'S UN ENVOY CHURKIN SAYS E. UKRAINE SITUATION 'DANGEROUS'
- MAIDAN 'HENCHMEN' ORGANIZING TERROR WITH WEST BACKING: CHURKIN
- WEST, KIEV 'HENCHMEN' GOVT RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTABILITY: CHURKIN
- CHURKIN URGES 'DE-ESCALATION,' RETURN TO FEB.21 ACCORD
The US (Ambassador Power) says it Russia's fault...
- U.S. FAVORS SPEEDING UP PROCESS FOR UKRAINE-IMF ACCORD: POWER
- RUSSIA 'SPREADING FICTION, WE MUST STOP THIS TONIGHT,': POWER
- MUST DISCUSS FACTS TO DISPEL RUSSIA PROPAGANDA ON UKRAINE:POWER
- ONLY RUSSIA CAN COORDINATE 'PROFESSIONAL' INSTABILITY: POWER
But..
- U.S. STANDS WITH UKRAINE TO HELP SEE OUT IMF AGREEMENT: POWER
- $1B LOAN GARANTEE WITH UKRAINE WILL CONCLUDE TMRW, POWER SAYS
So Gazprom gets some of its cash?
Ukraine is irate...
- *UKRAINE GOVT 'SEVERELY CHALLENGED' BY EAST SITUATION: SERGEYEV
- *RUSSIA IS SENDING 'SUBVERSIVE GROUPS' INTO UKRAINE: SERGEYEV
- *UKRAINE WON'T LET CRIMEA REPEAT IN COUNTRY'S EAST: SERGEYEV
- *UKRAINE MAKES 'FINAL WARNING CRY' FOR RUSSIA TO LEAVE: SERGEYEV
- *UKRAINE DEMANDS THAT RUSSIA 'LEAVE US ALONE,' SERGEYEV SAYS
To which Russia responds...
- *UKRAINE 'FAR TOO IMPORTANT ECONOMIC PARTNER' FOR RUSSIA:CHURKIN
- *RUSSIA DOESN'T WANT DESTABILIZATION OF UKRAINE, CHURKIN SAYS
- *NOT RUSSIA'S FAULT THAT UKRAINE IS WHAT IT IS NOW, CHURKIN SAYS