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People wave Russian flags as they gather at a square to watch a televised address by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federation Council, in Sevastopol, Crimea, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Putin on Tuesday fiercely defended Russia's move to annex Crimea saying Crimea's vote on Sunday to join Russia was in line with "democratic norms and international law." (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov)
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Carolina Hurricanes' Jeff Skinner, left, works for the puck against Columbus Blue Jackets' Nikita Nikitin, of Russia, in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
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Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Staal, right, tries to settle the puck in front of Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergi Bobrovsky, of Russia, in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
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Carolina Hurricanes' Andrei Loktionov, right, of Russia, celebrates with teammate Patrick Dwyer after Dwyer's goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Carolina won 3-1.(AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
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An elderly woman holds a calendar depicting Soviet leader Josef Stalin while watching a broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech on Crimea in Sevastopol, Crimea, Tuesday, March 18, 2014, as thousands of pro-Russian people gathered to watch the address. Fiercely defending Russia's move to annex Crimea Putin said Russia had to respond to what he described as a western plot to take Ukraine into its influence.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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Participants in a rally in support of Crimea joining Russia, hold Russian flags 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. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin 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 a response to what he called Western encroachment upon Russia's vital interests. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)
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Crimean leaders, Speaker of Crimean legislature Vladimir Konstantinov, left, and Crimean Premier Sergei Aksyonov, 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. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
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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)
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People gather at a square to watch a televised address by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federation Council, in Sevastopol, Crimea, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Putin on Tuesday fiercely defended Russia's move to annex Crimea saying Crimea's vote on Sunday to join Russia was in line with "democratic norms and international law." (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov)
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People rally in support of Crimea joining Russia, with banners and portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin, reading "We are together," 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. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
