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Associated Press photo / RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service
Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre, along with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and the commander of the Western Military District Anatoly Sidorov, right, walk upon arrival to watch a military exercise near St.Petersburg, Russia on Monday, March 3, 2014. Putin sought and received Russian parliament's permission to use the Russian military in Ukraine.Sergei L. Loiko/Los Angeles Times/MCT
Russian soldiers, who are carrying grenade launchers, pet a stray dog near a Ukrainian military base in the town of Bakhchisarai in the Crimea.Sergei L. Loiko/Los Angeles Times/MCT
Russian soldiers stand guard next to a Ukrainian military base in the town of Bakhchisarai in the Crimea.Andrew Lubimov / The Associated Press
Russian navy ship minesweeper "Turbinist" is seen at harbor of Sevastopol, Ukraine on Monday. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said that Russian forces have overtaken Ukraine's strategic region of Crimea and are demanding that the crew of Ukrainian naval ships surrender.Andrew Lubimov / The Associated Press
Ukrainian seamen stand guard on the Ukrainian navy ship Slavutich at harbor of Sevastopol, Ukraine on Monday. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said that Russian forces have overtaken Ukraine's strategic region of Crimea and are demanding the surrender of a Ukrainian navy ship crew.Andrew Lubimov / the associated press
A pro-Russian activist waves the Russian state flag, upper, and Russian Navy flag outside an entrance to the general staff headquarters of the Ukrainian Navy in Sevastopol, Ukraine.Ivan Sekretarev / The Associated Press
Pro-Russian soldiers block the Ukrainian naval base in the village of Novoozerne, some 91-kilometres west of Crimean capital Simferopol, Ukraine, on Monday. Ukraine says Russian forces controlling the strategic region of Crimea are demanding that the crew of two Ukrainian warships in Sevastopol's harbor must surrender.Ivan Sekretarev / The Associated Press
Pro-Russian soldiers block the Ukrainian naval base in the village of Novoozerne, west of Crimean capital Simferopol, Ukraine, on Monday.Emilio Morenatti / The Associated Press
A member of the self defense unit stands guard as people walk across Kyiv's Independence Square on Monday. Russia pressed hard Monday for Ukrainian politicians to return to the Feb. 21 agreement that promised to create a new unity government which would rule until an early election no later than December.Richard Drew / The Associated Press
Specialist Michael Gagliano, foreground left, works with traders at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, March 3, 2014. Global stock markets are down sharply as tensions rise over Russia's military advance into Ukraine and the threat of sanctions by Western governments.Ivan Sekretarev / the associated press
A woman sweeps away the broken glass as two unidentified armed men guard the entrance to the local government building in downtown Simferopol, Ukraine, Sunday.John Minchillo / the associated press
Demonstrators against Russian military actions in Ukraine rally in Times Square in New York City, N.Y., Sunday.Emilio Morenatti / The Associated Press
An anti-Yanukovych protester salutes as the Ukrainian national anthem is played at Kyiv's Independence Square, Ukraine, Monday.Andrew Medichini / The Associated Press
Ukrainians living in Italy shout slogans and hold photos of people they say are victims of the unrest in Kyiv as they protest outside the Russian embassy, in Rome on Monday, where demonstrators condemned Russian military actions in Ukraine.Mindaugas Kulbis / The Associated Press
Demonstrators gather outside the Russian Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania, to protest against Russian intervention in Ukraine. The U.S. and its allies are weighing sanctions on Moscow and whether to bolster defences in Europe in response to Russia's military advances on Ukraine.Petros Giannakouris / The Associated Press
Ukrainian people who live in Greece hold banners which read "No War " in English, Greek and Ukrainian on the right, and on the left "Putin-Hitler" during a protest outside the Russian embassy in Athens, Greece, Monday. The protesters chanted slogans against Russian Presient Vladimir Putin for the situation in Ukraine.Valentina Petrova / The Associated Press
A Bulgarian protester holds a poster reading "Save Ukraine, Stop Putin" during a protest in front of the Russian embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, Monday.Bebeto Matthews / the associated press
United Nations Ukraine Ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev listens during a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine at the UN headquarters Monday, March 3, 2014.
