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19:59 GMT 09.03.2014

WORLD

* The authorities in Ukraine’s breakaway region of Crimea ruled out negotiations with the central government, which they say is illegitimate

* The movement of troops in western Ukraine, reported by the country’s media, was held as part of military exercises and is not related to events in the breakaway region of Crimea, the acting defense minister said

RUSSIA

*Russia’s Defense Ministry is considering a ban on US inspections of Russian nuclear weapons under the New START deal over the standoff in Ukraine, a ministry source told RIA Novosti

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* Roman Petushkov became the first athlete to win two gold medals at the Sochi Paralympics as Russia swept the podium in the men’s 15km cross-country sit-skiing