【ウクライナ情勢】ロシア国際放送局のアメリカ人女性キャスター、番組で抗議の辞任表明

ロシア政府が運営する国際放送局「ロシア・トゥデイ」のワシントン支局員、リズ・ウォールさんが3月5日の放送で、ロシアによるウクライナへの軍事介入への抗議を表明し、辞任することを明らかにした。
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ロシア国営の国際放送局「ロシア・トゥデイ」のワシントン駐在、リズ・ウォールさんが3月5日の放送で、ロシアによるウクライナへの軍事介入への抗議を表明し、辞任することを明らかにした。

「私たちの国際ニュースのヘッドラインでアンカーが何と言おうと、ロシアのクリミア半島への介入は間違っています。この局のリポーターとして、私は道義的、人道的な問題に直面してきましたが、最も重要なこととして、私の家族に関することが頭に浮かびました。

私の祖父母は(1956年の)ハンガリー革命(ハンガリー動乱)のときに、皮肉にも旧ソ連の軍事介入を逃れ、難民としてアメリカに亡命してきました。私はここアメリカに生まれ育ったことを幸運に思います。私の父は退役軍人ですし、私のパートナーは基地で働く内科医です。

だから私はこれ以上、プーチン大統領の行動を正当化する、ロシア政府出資の放送局で働くことはできません。私はアメリカ人であることを誇りに思い、真実を広めたいとの信念を持っています。だからこの放送のあと、私は辞めます」

ウォールさんはツイッターでも祖父母のことについて言及している。

「さっき、ハンガリー革命の時期に旧ソ連から難民として逃げてきた祖父母と話した。新たな冷戦の恐怖を聞くことになるなんて、と驚いていた」

ウォールさんの辞任は、ロシア・トゥデイのアンカー、アビー・マーティンさんが放送でロシアのウクライナ軍事介入を批判してから2日後のことだった。

ウォールさんは辞任後、アメリカのウェブメディア「デイリー・ビースト」のインタビューで心境を語った。

彼女は、職員を意のままに操ろうとする局側の姿勢を批判し、そのために働くことが嫌になったと話した。「成功するためには、疑問を持つことは許されなかった。噓や意図的にねじ曲げた事実を伝えるのは、誰にとっても得することはない。アメリカを悪者に見せるのは、健全な報道機関ではない」

デイリー・ビーストのインタビューの中で、ウォールさんは以下のような体験を語っている。

ウォール氏は昨年(2013年)、フランスがイスラム過激派のアル・カイダ制圧のため、アフリカ中西部のマリに軍事介入したときのことを回想した。インタビューしたマリ人の男性が語ったのは、こんなことだった。「イスラムの戒律のもとで暮らすのがどんなことか。人々は手足をもがれ…そして私は、過去の自分のインタビューで最もいい出来だと思った。まだ誰も報じていなかったし。しかし彼は、フランス軍がどれほど歓迎されているか、もっと早く来なければならなかったか、国民の大部分がどれほど感謝しているかについて語った。人々は文字どおり虐げられ、手足をもがれていたからだ」

しかしこのインタビューはロシア・トゥデイには合わなかった。ロシア・トゥデイにとって、欧米の軍事介入はすべて帝国主義的な策動であり、ロシアのそれは現地住民を「保護する」ための人道的措置でなければならなかった。クリミア半島についても、ロシア・トゥデイはロシア政府の役割について何度も報じている。言うまでもなく、フランスに感謝するマリ人のインタビューは放映されなかった。「あとであれは『弱い』と言われた」とウォール氏は話す。

一方、ロシア・トゥデイはネットメディア「バズフィード」に寄せた 声明文で、ウォールさんの行為を「自己宣伝的」と批判した。

「ウォール氏の辞任は、彼女の同僚であるアビー・マーティン氏が最近、ロシア政府の複数の施策に同意しないことを表明し、編集権の独立を強く主張した直後のことでした。両者の違いは、マーティン氏は彼女自身のトークショーの中で、何年も彼女の意見を聞いてきた視聴者に対し、最近の出来事についてほとんどのメディアが2日前まで関心を示さなかったという意見でした。何年もの間、マーティン氏はアメリカ軍の軍事侵攻に反対してきましたが、ニュースの主流からはことごとく無視されてきました。しかしこの批判コメントによって、彼女は一夜にして注目を浴びることとなりました。

ジャーナリストが所属組織の見解に反対するとき、通常とるべき方法はその不満を編集長に表明すべきで、それが解決されないならプロとして辞職すべきです。しかし誰かが公衆の面前で個人的な決めごとをするならば、それは自己宣伝的な道化にすぎません。

我々はリズが選んだ道の幸運を祈っています」

[Katherine Fung(English)]

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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)
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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)
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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)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(61 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(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)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(67 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(68 of68)
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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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A view of the Crimean parliament building in Simferopol with a Russian flag raised above it on February 27, 2014. (OLEKSANDR POLEHENKO/AFP/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)
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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)
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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)
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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: 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: 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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)