US imposes visa, economic restrictions on Russia

The crisis in Ukraine has thrown the world back to the cold war days - the US has now imposed visa and economic restrictions on Russians. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on individuals and entities responsible for activities undermining democratic processes or institutions in Ukraine.

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Meanwhile, Crimea's parliament has voted for the region to become a part of the Russian federation. Reports suggest that the region will hold a referendum in the next 10 days time. Crimea's vice-premier has said the referendum is only intended to endorse the decision of the parliament, saying Crimea is part of the Russia federation from today. Ukraine's new prime minister has hit back at the Crimea vote saying the region will always be a part of Ukraine.