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February 27, 2014

Pro-Russia Gunmen Seize Parliament in Ukraine's Crimea 
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In Ukraine, pro-Russia gunmen have seized control of parliament in the
Crimea region, days after the ouster of the country's democratically
elected president. Russian news reports say President Viktor Yanukoych
is now in Russian territory and seeking protection there. He fled Kiev
following months of protest over his decision to strengthen ties with
Russia, and not Europe. Russia, meanwhile, is running a second day of
military exercises near the Ukrainian border. U.S. Deputy Secretary of
State William Burns was in Kiev Wednesday to pledge support for the new
Ukrainian government.

William Burns: "The first step again is the formation of a new
government and an opportunity to sit down with that new government and
identify the plans of the new Ukrainian government, their diagnosis of
the problem, and then identify specifically what we can do to help."

 

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