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Pro-Russian demonstrators march with a huge Russian flag during a protest in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Ukraine's acting interior minister says Interior Ministry troops and police have been put on high alert after dozens of men seized local government and legislature buildings in the Crimea region. The intruders raised a Russian flag over the parliament building in the regional capital, Simferopol, but didn't immediately voice any demands. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Ukraine crisis deepens as Russia scrambles jets

By KARL RITTER AND DALTON BENNETT - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Tuesday Dec. 17, 2013, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych talk during a news conference in Moscow. Moscow on Wednesday granted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych protection "on the territory of Russia," shortly after the fugitive leader sought help from the Kremlin, according to an official quoted by Russian news agencies. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, file)

Russia reportedly sheltering Ukraine’s president

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Georgia’s P.M. Irakli Garibashvili eyes NATO membership, while keeping Russia at bay

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

EU lawmakers back tougher anti-smoking rules

By JUERGEN BAETZ - Associated Press

A Russian Army officer, back to camera, helps an armored personnel carrier drive on a street in Sevastopol, Ukraine's Black Sea Port that hosts a major Russian navy base Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Tensions were building up in the Crimea, where ethnic Russians who make the majority of the local population are deeply suspicious of the new Ukrainian authorities who replaced fugitive Russia-backed President Viktor Yanukovych. (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov)

Ukraine ex-aide shot; no new gov’t before Thursday

By Jim Heintz and Maria Danilova - Associated Press

People lay flowers and lit candles at one of the barricades heading to Independence Square,Kiev, the epicenter of the country's recent unrest, on a mourning day Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. Ukraine&#8217;s acting government issued a warrant Monday for the arrest of President Viktor Yanukovych, last reportedly seen in the pro-Russian Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, accusing him of mass crimes against protesters who stood up for months against his rule. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine issues arrest warrant for missing leader

By Maria Danilova and Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press

New England editorial roundup

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters shout "Glory to the Ukraine" as they man a barricade at Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. Ukraine's presidency said Friday that it has negotiated a deal intended to end battles between police and protesters that have killed scores and injured hundreds, but European mediators involved in the talks wouldn't confirm a breakthrough. (AP Photo/ Marko Drobnjakovic)

Ukraine announces deal to end crisis; shots fired

By Maria Danilova and Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press

EU plans March deployment of CAR peacekeepers

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EU defense ministers gather in Athens

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CORRECTS TO UKRAINIAN CONSULATE INSTEAD OF EMBASSY - Maria Semkiv, 66, gathers with others outside the Ukrainian Consulate in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, to protest the deadly violence in the Ukraine capital of Kiev and call for a stronger response by the United States and the European Union. Clashes on Tuesday left 25 people dead in the worst violence in nearly three months of anti-government protests in Ukraine's capital. Protests began after the president backed away from a deal to join the European Union. (AP Photo/Tammy Webber)

Tears and anger among Ukrainians in US, Canada

By DEEPTI HAJELA - Associated Press

UN urges reinforcements for C. African Republic

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A paramedic looks at the identification document of a killed anti-government protester, in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. A brief truce in Ukraine's embattled capital failed Thursday, spiraling into fierce clashes between police and anti-government protesters. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Scores killed in deadly Ukraine day of protest

By YURAS KARMANAU and JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters reinforce a barricade in central Kiev, late Thursday. Protesters advanced on police lines in the heart of the Ukrainian capital, prompting government snipers to shoot back and kill scores of people. (Associated Press)

Clashes in Ukraine capital are a reaction to rampant corruption, domestic divisions

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Anti-government protesters throw stones during clashes with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. The deadly clashes in Ukraine&#8217;s capital have drawn sharp reactions from Washington, generated talk of possible European Union sanctions and led to a Kremlin statement blaming Europe and the West. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine president announces truce with opposition

By Maria Danilova and Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters protected themselves with shields during clashes with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. The deadly clashes in Ukraine’s capital have drawn sharp reactions from Washington, generated talk of possible European Union sanctions and led to a Kremlin statement blaming Europe and the West. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Ukraine leader names new army chief after clashes

By MARIA DANILOVA and JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks to the media about the situation in Ukraine while meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto at the state government palace in Toluca, Mexico Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. The president said &quot;there will be consequences&quot; for violence in Ukraine if people step over the line. Saying that includes making sure that the military doesn't step into a situation that civilians should resolve. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama threatens consequences for Ukraine violence

By JIM KUHNHENN - Associated Press

AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EST

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Ukraine: 25 killed, 241 injured in Kiev clashes

By Maria Danilova and Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press

Maria Semkiv, 66, gathers with others outside the Ukrainian embassy in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, to protest the deadly violence in the Ukraine capital of Kiev and call for a stronger response by the United States and the European Union. Clashes on Tuesday left 25 people dead in the worst violence in nearly three months of anti-government protests in Ukraine's capital. Protests began after the president backed away from a deal to join the European Union. (AP Photo/Tammy Webber)

Ukrainians in US, Canada urge protester support

By KEVIN BEGOS - Associated Press