Biathlete Mykhaylo Tkachenko, representing Ukraine, enters the arena during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Paralympics at the Fisht Olympic stadium in Sochi, Russia, Friday, March 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
Flowers placed on paving stones in memory of those who died in clashes which took place in late February are lit by the morning sun in Kiev's Independence Square, Ukraine, Saturday, March 8, 2014. (AP Photo/David Azia)
Crimean self defense units volunteers overcrowd a bus prior to a swearing in ceremony in Simferopol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 8, 2014. Ukraine lurched toward breakup Thursday as lawmakers in Crimea unanimously declared they wanted to join Russia and would put the decision to voters in 10 days. President Barack Obama condemned the move and the West answered with the first real sanctions against Russia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)