Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis

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-- U.S. President Barack Obama has called on Russia to withdraw its troops from the area of the Ukrainian border and to become a 'responsible international citizen.'

-- Ukrainian presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said that ousted President Viktor Yanukovych's call for holding a referendum on the status of every region in Ukraine is evidence he has become an 'instrument of the fight against Ukraine, against the Ukrainian people.'

-- Families of people who lost their lives during antigovernment protests in Kyiv will receive financial compensation. The family of each victim will be given the equivalent of $10,000. In addition, survivors, including children, will be given monthly payments of 5,000 hryvnyas ($440) as of April 1.

-- Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the actions of Russian military forces in the Ukrainian region of Crimea have demonstrated the 'high level of preparedness' in the Russian armed forces.

-- Russia's Foreign Ministry has issued a statement condemning the adoption of a resolution 'On the Territorial Integrity of Ukraine' by the United Nations General Assembly.

-- Deposed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has called on Ukraine to hold a national referendum on 'the status of every region that comprises Ukraine.'

-- The de facto government of Crimea has adopted a moratorium on the distribution and privatization of public land.

*NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Kyiv