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Crimean leaders, from left, Speaker of Crimean legislature Vladimir Konstantinov, Crimean Premier Sergei Aksyonov and Sevastopol mayor Alexei Chalyi, wearing ribbons symbolizing the Soviet victory in WWII, attend a rally in support of Crimea joining Russia 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. The sign in the back says "Crimea is in my heart!" (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Crimean leaders, from left, Speaker of Crimean legislature Vladimir Konstantinov, Crimean Premier Sergei Aksyonov and Sevastopol mayor Alexei Chalyi, wearing ribbons symbolizing the Soviet victory in WWII, attend a rally in support of Crimea joining Russia 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. The sign in the back says "Crimea is in my heart!" (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

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