A man wearing a pro-Russia ribbon removes a placard during an anti-war picket in the Crimean city of Simferopol March 5, 2014. Russia said on Wednesday it could not order “self-defence” forces in Crimea back to their bases ahead of the first face-to-face talks with the United States on easing tensions over Ukraine and averting the risk of war. (Photo by Maks Levin/Reuters)
