Summit Gist

Oleg, a Ukrainian soldier at the Belbek military base in Crimea, kisses his girlfriend Svetlana through the gates of the base entrance on March 3, 2014. His base and several other Ukrainian military bases across Crimea were surrounded by the "little green men," heavily-armed Russian soldiers without identifying insignia. 10 years ago today, Russia began the invasion and annexation of Crimea. The Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014 occurred against the backdrop of a power vacuum and political instability in Ukraine following the Revolution of Dignity, also known as the Maidan Revolution, which ousted pro-Russian president Victor Yanukovych by a parliamentary vote of 328-0. On February 27, 2014, thousands of Russian troops in unmarked uniforms, often referred to as little green men, appeared throughout Ukraine's Crimea. They began to occupy key locations in Crimea and took control of government buildings, military bases, and strategic infrastructure. Russia initially denie...

On April 14, 2014, An Australian rock climber spent the night trapped in the boulder problem known as Squeeze Rock at Mount Arapiles. The 24-year-old was forced to spend the night in “very cold” conditions as rescuers worked to free him Luckily for the 24-year-old, and unlike Ralston who had to amputate his own arm, his girlfriend was on hand to call authorities and he survived the 10 hours ‘wedged’ inside the rock with his limbs intact. Ambulance Victoria officers said the man was “extremely hypothermic” and said shampoo, olive oil and other slippery liquids were used to rescue him. The man’s hips got stuck around 10 p.m. on Monday night and was freed around 8 a.m. the next morning. State Emergency Services volunteers, Victorian police, the Country Fire Authority and local rescue specialists were on hand to help paramedics with the rescue. It was worried the climber would fall victim to crush syndrome, a dangerous illness caused when dead blood reenters the blood stream after a weight...