Russia on collision course with EU and US over Crimea

Russia is on a collision course with the EU and the US, with the referendum in Crimea on Sunday threatening to escalate the situation onto another level.

Ukraine has focused its military along its eastern border with Russia where, according to the Ukrainian defence minister Igor Tenyukh, there are about 220,000 taking part in exercises.

Kiev and EU sources fear that the region is Moscow’s next target while the Baltic states are increasingly fearful that they too could be in Putin’s sights.