51.   The constitution was never applied since the Crimean parliament amended it under pressure from Ukrainian authorities.

52.   The deposed Crimean president was reportedly isolated in the Crimean parliament building on Sunday, with his telephones cut off.

53.   The Crimean parliament asked for Russian help but was rebuffed when Soskovets ignored their plea that he cancel the trip.

54.   The Crimean parliament in Simferopol was expected to reject the latest decree.

55.   The Crimean parliament Wednesday dismissed its hardline Russian separatist speaker Sergei Tsekov, who favoured closer ties between Crimea which is part of Ukraine and Russia.

56.   The Crimean parliament Wednesday dismissed its president Sergei Tsekov, who lost the support of the majority Russia Bloc, a parliamentary source said.

57.   The Crimean parliament, defying Kiev, voted overwhelmingly Friday to adopt a constitution amounting to a declaration of independence from the Ukraine by the autonomous republic.

58.   The Kiev parliament however rejected a proposition to annul the powers of the Crimean parliament.