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German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during a statement at the German parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, Thursday, March 20, 2014. Russia faces further sanctions from the European Union on Thursday over its annexation of the Crimea Peninsula as tensions in the region remained high despite the release of a Ukrainian naval commander. In an address to the German Parliament, Chancellor Angela Merkel said the EU was readying further sanctions and that the G-8 forum of leading economies had been suspended indefinitely. Russia holds the presidency of the G-8 and President Vladimir Putin was due to host his counterparts, including President Barack Obama, at a summit in Sochi in June. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a meeting of the German parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Thursday, March 20, 2014. Russia faces further sanctions from the European Union on Thursday over its annexation of the Crimea Peninsula as tensions in the region remained high despite the release of a Ukrainian naval commander. In an address to the German Parliament, Chancellor Angela Merkel said the EU was readying further sanctions and that the G-8 forum of leading economies had been suspended indefinitely. Russia holds the presidency of the G-8 and President Vladimir Putin was due to host his counterparts, including President Barack Obama, at a summit in Sochi in June. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
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FILE - In this March 5, 2014 file photo, pro-Russia demonstrators holding a Russian flag, with the Ukrainian emblem in the background, stand on the balcony of the regional administrative building after storming it in Donetsk, Ukraine. With Crimea in Russia’s pocket, the world anxiously awaits Russian President Vladimir Putin’s next move. Protesters have seized administrative buildings in several eastern cities and hoisted Russian flags over them. Some clashed with supporters of the Kiev government, raising the danger that the Kremlin could use violence as a pretext to send in troops. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov, File)
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Denver Nuggets center Timofey Mozgov, left, of Russia, goes up for shot as Detroit Pistons forward Josh Smith covers in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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10ThingstoSeeSports - Yuya Oikawa of Japan, right, crashes during the second heat of the men's 500-meter speedskating race against Russia's Aleksey Yesin, bottom, during the World Cup final at Thialf skating arena, Sunday, March 16, 2014, in Heerenveen, northern Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
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10ThingstoSeeSports - Russia players celebrate after winning the ice sledge hockey semifinal match against Norway during the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, Thursday, March 13, 2014. Russia won 4-0. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
