プーチン氏の訪日、「総合的に判断」と菅義偉官房長官 ロシア外相は「訪日に変更ない」

菅義偉官房長官はロシアのプーチン大統領の秋の訪日に関連し、日程については何ら決まってないとしたうえで、種々の要素を総合的に考慮して判断していきたいと語った。
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[東京 26日 ロイター] - 菅義偉官房長官はロシアのプーチン大統領の秋の訪日に関連し、日程については何ら決まってないとしたうえで、種々の要素を総合的に考慮して判断していきたいと語った。

ロシアのラブロフ外相は25日、プーチン大統領の訪日について、ウクライナ情勢とは関係なく、現段階で変更はないとの見方を示した。

菅官房長官はこの発言に関して「今年2月のソチでの日ロ首脳会談で、秋の訪日について合意したことは事実だ」としたうえで、「種々の要素を総合的に考慮して検討していきたいということだ」と述べた。

(石田仁志)

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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 22: Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko addresses anti-government protesters on Independence Square on February 22, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. The leader of the 2004 Orange Revolution against current embattled President Viktor Yanukovych traveled to Kiev to address the crowd immediately after being released from prison on what many claim were politically motivated charges. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Ukrainian MPs Vote To Oust President Viktor Yanukovych(25 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 22: A poster of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is held up in the crowd on Independence Square before her address to anti-government protesters gathered there on February 22, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. The leader of the 2004 Orange Revolution against current embattled President Viktor Yanukovych traveled to Kiev to address the crowd immediately after being released from prison on what many claim were politically motivated charges. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Ukrainian MPs Vote To Oust President Viktor Yanukovych(26 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 22: Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko addresses anti-government protesters on Independence Square on February 22, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. The leader of the 2004 Orange Revolution against current embattled President Viktor Yanukovych traveled to Kiev to address the crowd immediately after being released from prison on what many claim were politically motivated charges. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: Anti-government protesters continue to clash with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(28 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: Anti-government protesters continue to clash with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(29 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: Anti-government protesters continue to clash with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(30 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: Anti-government protesters carry the injured during continued clashes with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(31 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: Anti-government protesters carry the injured during continued clashes with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: Anti-government protesters carry the injured during continued clashes with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(33 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: Anti-government protesters carry the injured during continued clashes with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(34 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: Anti-government protesters carry the injured during continued clashes with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(35 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: (EDITORS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT) Anti-government protesters carry the injured during continued clashes with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Despite an overnight truce, violence has again flared up as Police stormed the \'Maidan\' protest camp in Independence Square. Heavy casualties have been reported as Special Forces are using live ammunition. Protesters are seeking to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(36 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: Anti-government protesters continue to clash with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(37 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: Anti-government protesters, continue to clash with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(38 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters man barricades during demonstrations in Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters let off fireworks during demonstrations in Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union.(Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: An anti-government protester throws a tire onto fires during demonstrations in Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(41 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters man barricades during demonstrations in Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(42 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters stand behind a line of burning tires and debris on Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between anti-government protesters and police as the Ukrainian parliament is meant to take up the question of whether to revert to the country\'s 2004 constitution. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(43 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Medical volunteers treat an injured anti-government protester in a makeshift clinic near Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between anti-government protesters and police as the Ukrainian parliament is meant to take up the question of whether to revert to the country\'s 2004 constitution. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(44 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters use a compressed air cannon to launch a Molotov cocktail toward police lines on Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between anti-government protesters and police as the Ukrainian parliament is meant to take up the question of whether to revert to the country\'s 2004 constitution. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(45 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters man barricades during demonstrations in Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(46 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: Anti-government protesters, continue to their clash with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(47 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: Anti-government protesters, continue to their clash with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: Anti-government protesters carry the injured during continued clashes with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(49 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: Anti-government protesters, continue to their clash with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(50 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: Anti-government protesters, continue to their clash with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(51 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: Anti-government protesters, continue to clash with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(52 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20: Anti-government protesters, continue to clash with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Anti-government protesters clash with police in Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Violent clashes erupted yesterday following renewed anti-government protests, with the death toll rising to 25. (credit:Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)
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Anti-government protesters clash with police in Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Violent clashes erupted yesterday following renewed anti-government protests, with the death toll rising to 25. (credit:Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)
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Women make molotov cocktails as anti-government protesters clash with police in Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Violent clashes erupted yesterday following renewed anti-government protests, with the death toll rising to 25. (credit:Reuters)
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Anti-government protesters clash with police in Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Violent clashes erupted yesterday following renewed anti-government protests, with the death toll rising to 25. (credit:Reuters)
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Anti-government protesters clash with police in Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Violent clashes erupted yesterday following renewed anti-government protests, with the death toll rising to 25. (credit:Reuters)
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Anti-government protesters clash with police in Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Violent clashes erupted yesterday following renewed anti-government protests, with the death toll rising to 25. (credit:Reuters)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(59 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(60 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(62 of68)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Fireworks fly over Independence Square, known as Maidan, during clashes in the early hours of on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: A fire truck is used to rescue people from the upper floors of a burning Trade Unions Building, which has been used as the de facto headquarters for anti-government protesters, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Russia Loyalists Push Back In Crimea
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Pro-Russian Cossacks share a laugh next to a war monument at a gathering of pro-Russian supporters outside the Crimean parliament building on February 28, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Pro-Russian supporters rally outside the Crimean parliament building on February 28, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Soldiers, who were wearing no identifying insignia and declined to say whether they were Russian or Ukrainian, patrol outside the Simferopol International Airport after a pro-Russian crowd had gathered on February 28, 2014 near Simferopol, Ukraine. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Supporters of the pro-Russian \'Russian Block Party\' gather outside the Crimean parliament building on February 28, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Pro-Russian supporters rally outside the Crimean parliament building on February 28, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Supporters of the pro-Russian \'Russian Block Party\' gather outside the Crimean parliament building on February 28, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A man wears the Ribbon of St. George, a symbol of Russian military valour, at a gathering of pro-Russian supporters outside the Crimean parliament building on February 28, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Pro-Russian Cossacks rally outside the Crimean parliament building on February 28, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A man wears a helmet at a gathering of pro-Russian supporters outside the Crimean parliament building on February 28, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Pro-Russian Cossacks rally outside the Crimean parliament building on February 28, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Two pro-Russian women draped in Russian flags, of which the one at right proclaimed: \'This is the flag of Crimea!\' attend pro-Russian demonstrations outside the Crimean parliament building on February 28, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Pro-Russian demonstrators march with a huge Russian flag during a protest in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) (credit:AP Photo)
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Pro-Russian demonstrators march with a huge Russian flag during a protest in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) (credit:AP Photo)
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Pro-European activists clash with pro-Russian activists as policemen try to separate them, in front of the Crimean regional parliament in Simferopol on February 26, 2014. (Vasiliy BATANOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A group of Russian supporters gathers in front of the parliament building to give a press statement, after around 60 armed men raided and occupied the regional government and parliament buildings in Simferopol, Crimea on February 27, 2014. (Bulent Doruk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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The regional government buildings that were raided and occupied on February 27, 2014 in Crimea. (Bulent Doruk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Police forces intervene as a group of Russian supporters gathers in front of the parliament building to give a press statement after government buildings in Simferopol, Crimea, were occupied on February 27, 2014. (Bulent Doruk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Pro-Russian demonstrators with St. George ribbons stand in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov) (credit:AP Photo)
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A Pro-Russian demonstrator waves Russian and Crimean flags while on an old Soviet Army tank during a protest in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) (credit:AP Photo)
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Barricades in front of a local government building with a banner which reeds: \'Crimea Russia\" in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) (credit:AP Photo)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers chanting \'Russia, Russia! Simferopol, Simferopol! Sevastopol, Sevastopol! Berkut, Berkut!\' (Berkut is the elite paramilitary unit recently disbanded by the new Ukrainian government and responsible for many of the deaths during violent clahes recently in Kiev) hold up a giant Russian flag as they march in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Earlier in the day heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia took up positions around the Crimean Parliament and elsewehere in the city center in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the Crimean capital. The new pro-Russian prime minister of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, announced that he has taken control of Crimean military and security and appealed to Russia for help in maintaining peace in Crimea. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Two young women sit in a shop that sells evening gowns as heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia stand outside in a street in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers, including one woman holding a sign that reads: \'The time has come to return my name! I am Russia. And not Ukraine!\', hold up a giant Russian flag as they march in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Earlier in the day heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia took up positions around the Crimean Parliament and elsewehere in the city center in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the Crimean capital. The new pro-Russian prime minister of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, announced that he has taken control of Crimean military and security and appealed to Russia for help in maintaining peace in Crimea. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers display the colours of the Russian flag as they march in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Earlier in the day heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia took up positions around the Crimean Parliament and elsewehere in the city center in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the Crimean capital. The new pro-Russian prime minister of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, announced that he has taken control of Crimean military and security and appealed to Russia for help in maintaining peace in Crimea. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers chanting \'Russia, Russia! Simferopol, Simferopol! Sevastopol, Sevastopol! Berkut, Berkut!\' (Berkut is the elite paramilitary unit recently disbanded by the new Ukrainian government and responsible for many of the deaths during violent clahes recently in Kiev) hold up a giant Russian flag as they march in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Earlier in the day heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia took up positions around the Crimean Parliament and elsewehere in the city center in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the Crimean capital. The new pro-Russian prime minister of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, announced that he has taken control of Crimean military and security and appealed to Russia for help in maintaining peace in Crimea. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(27 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers chanting \'Russia, Russia! Simferopol, Simferopol! Sevastopol, Sevastopol! Berkut, Berkut!\' (Berkut is the elite paramilitary unit recently disbanded by the new Ukrainian government and responsible for many of the deaths during violent clahes recently in Kiev) hold up a giant Russian flag as they march past the occupied Crimean Parliament building on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Earlier in the day heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia took up positions around the Crimean Parliament and elsewehere in the city center in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the Crimean capital. The new pro-Russian prime minister of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, announced that he has taken control of Crimean military and security and appealed to Russia for help in maintaining peace in Crimea. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(28 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers chanting \'Russia, Russia! Simferopol, Simferopol! Sevastopol, Sevastopol! Berkut, Berkut!\' (Berkut is the elite paramilitary unit recently disbanded by the new Ukrainian government and responsible for many of the deaths during violent clahes recently in Kiev) wave Russian flags as they march in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Earlier in the day heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia took up positions around the Crimean Parliament and elsewehere in the city center in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the Crimean capital. The new pro-Russian prime minister of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, announced that he has taken control of Crimean military and security and appealed to Russia for help in maintaining peace in Crimea. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(29 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers chanting \'Russia, Russia! Simferopol, Simferopol! Sevastopol, Sevastopol! Berkut, Berkut!\' (Berkut is the elite paramilitary unit recently disbanded by the new Ukrainian government and responsible for many of the deaths during violent clahes recently in Kiev) hold up a giant Russian flag as they march in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Earlier in the day heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia took up positions around the Crimean Parliament and elsewehere in the city center in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the Crimean capital. The new pro-Russian prime minister of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, announced that he has taken control of Crimean military and security and appealed to Russia for help in maintaining peace in Crimea. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(30 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers chanting \'Russia, Russia! Simferopol, Simferopol! Sevastopol, Sevastopol! Berkut, Berkut!\' (Berkut is the elite paramilitary unit recently disbanded by the new Ukrainian government and responsible for many of the deaths during violent clahes recently in Kiev) hold up a giant Russian flag as they march in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Earlier in the day heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia took up positions around the Crimean Parliament and elsewehere in the city center in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the Crimean capital. The new pro-Russian prime minister of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, announced that he has taken control of Crimean military and security and appealed to Russia for help in maintaining peace in Crimea. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(31 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: A young man carrying flowers who moments before had confronted heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia waved goodbye to them in a street in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(32 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia maintain watch in a street in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(33 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia maintain watch in a street in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(34 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: A young man carrying flowers confronts heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia in a street in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(35 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: A young man carrying flowers confronts heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia in a street in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(36 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia maintain watch in a street in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(37 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: People look at a heavily-armed soldier displaying no identifying insignia in a street in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(38 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: A young woman walks past heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia in a street in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(39 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: A man wearing a scarf and jacket in the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag walks past heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia in a street in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(40 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: People walk past heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia in a street in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(41 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: People walk past heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia in a street in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(42 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: A young woman walks past heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia in a street in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(43 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers, including one loading bullets into his heavy machine gun, displaying no identifying insignia maintain watch in a street in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(44 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia maintain watch in a street in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(45 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia maintain watch in a street as people walk past in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(46 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia maintain watch in a street in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(47 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia maintain watch in a street as people walk past in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(48 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: A soldier displaying no identifying insignia carries a loaded, heavy machine gun as people walk past in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(49 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia maintain watch in a street as people walk past in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(50 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers displaying no identifying insignia maintain watch in a street as people walk past in the city center on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Similarly dressed soldiers stationed themselves around the Crimean Parliament building earlier in the day in what seems to be a growing military occupation of the city, which is the Crimean capital. The day before unidentified soldiers occupied Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(51 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers, including one man holding a sign that referring to the USA and fascism, attend an anti-American rally hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions around the nearby Crimean Parliament on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(52 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: A pro-Russian sympathizer waves a Russian flag outside the Crimean Parliament hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions there on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(53 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers wave the orange and black colours of Russian military valour at an anti-American rally hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions around the nearby Crimean Parliament on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(54 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers without identifying insignia guard the Crimean parliament building after taking up positions there earlier in the day as mostly pro-Russian sympathizers look on on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(55 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers, including one man holding a sign that reads: \'We will free Ukraine from American occupation\' and an elderly woman holding another that reads: \'Yankee Go Home!\', attend an anti-American rally hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions around the nearby Crimean Parliament on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(56 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers wave the orange and black colours of Russian military valour as one man holds a sign that reads: \'We will free Ukraine from American occupation\' at an anti-American rally hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions around the nearby Crimean Parliament on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(57 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers wave the orange and black colours of Russian military valour at an anti-American rally hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions around the nearby Crimean Parliament on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(58 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers, including an elderly woman holding a sign that reads: \'Yankee Go Home!\', attend an anti-American rally hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions around the nearby Crimean Parliament on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(59 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers wave the orange and black colours of Russian military valour at an anti-American rally hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions around the nearby Crimean Parliament on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(60 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers wave the orange and black colours of Russian military valour at an anti-American rally hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions around the nearby Crimean Parliament on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(61 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers without identifying insignia guard the Crimean parliament building after taking up positions there earlier in the day on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(62 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: A soldier without identifying insignia mans a machine gun outside the Crimean parliament building shortly after several dozen soldiers took up positions there on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(63 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers without identifying insignia guard the Crimean parliament building next to a sign that reads: \'Crimea Russia\' after taking up positions there earlier in the day on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(64 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: A heavily-armed soldier without identifying insignia guards the Crimean parliament building next to a sign that reads: \'Crimea Russia\' after several dozen soldiers took up positions there earlier in the day on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(65 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers without identifying insignia guard the Crimean parliament building shortly after taking up positions there on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(66 of66)
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Soldiers without identifying insignia man machine guns outside the Crimean parliament building shortly after several dozen soldiers took up positions there on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)