People rally in support of Crimea joining Russia, with banners and portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin, reading “We are together”, in Red Square in Moscow, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. With a sweep of his pen, President Vladimir Putin added Crimea to the map of Russia on Tuesday, describing the move as correcting past injustice and responding to what he called Western encroachment upon Russia's vital interests. (Photo by Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo)
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