Local residents carry Russian flags and shout slogans rallying over the streets of Crimean capital Simferopol, Ukraine, on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin asked parliament Saturday for permission to use the countryпїЅs military in Ukraine, moving to formalize what Ukrainian officials described as an ongoing deployment of Russian military on the countryпїЅs strategic region of Crimea. (Photo by Ivan Sekretarev/AP Photo)
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