Talk:Alba (Live History)/Crimean Crisis

On February 22, 2014, 5,000 ethnic Russians in the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea began to protest the new pro-NATO and pro-US acting President of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov. Soon, undercover Russian operatives began to infiltrate the nation and create a Crimean Crisis.

The official Point of Divergence is the resignation of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych while the Ukrainian Parliament considered impeaching him for inability to fulfill his duties.

All news reported (as of yet) is taken from the Associated Press (AP) headlines published on the date shown.

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February 22, 2014: Ukraine's Yanukovych Resigns Over Euromaidan -  KIEV, UKRAINE: Massive protests in Ukraine, which have been ongoing since last November, called Euromaidan have forced Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, a pro-Russian leader, to resign. As impeachment charges were being circulated in the Ukrainian Parliament, Yanukovych resigned and fled to the Russian Federation, facing the possibility of charges of crimes against humanity.

February 23, 2014: Crimea Torn Over Euromaidan's Results -  SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE: At the administrative center of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Simferopol, a resounding crowd celebrated the apparent successes of the Euromaidan movement, which calls for the integration of Ukraine into the European Union. Oleksandr Turchynov, the new acting Ukrainian President, is widely celebrated. Meanwhile, in Sevastopol, a city with a heavy ethnic Russian majority, thousands have seized control of local government establishments, refusing to recognize the removal of Yanukovych.

February 24, 2014: Russia Denies Implications of Supporting Crimean Rebels -  MOSCOW, RUSSIA: As the acting Ukrainian President, Oleksandr Turchynov, accuses the Russian Federation of aiding the pro-Russian, anti-Euromaidan military occupation of Sevastopol, Russian President Vladimir Putin adamantly denies allegations of assisting the Crimean rebels, stating that they are acting on their own. Putin's representative also added that former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was in exile in Moscow.

February 26, 2014: Crimean Capital Building Seized by Pro-Russian Gunmen -  KHARKIV, UKRAINE: Large numbers of pro-Russian forces have arrived at Simferopol in the past few days, and these militants, often associated with the Russian Special Forces by pro-Euromaidan advocates in Crimea, have just captured the Building of the Supreme Council of Crimea this morning.

February 27, 2014: Protesters in Crimea Call for Independence-  KIEV, UKRAINE:

February 28, 2014: Secretary Kerry Condemns Crimean Militants -  WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES: Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking at a press conference today in Washington, DC stated that the United States condemns the illegal occupation of large parts of Crimea by Russian-supported insurgents.