Russia Approves Troops in Ukraine

Authorization Comes in Defiance of Warnings Not to Intervene

  • + People looked on as pro-Russian armed men blocked access to the Ukrainian fronti…

    People looked on as pro-Russian armed men blocked access to the Ukrainian frontier guard base in Balaklava, a small city not far from Sevastopol, Saturday.

    Photo: AFP/Getty Images
  • + Armed servicemen stood on guard at a roadblock at the Belbek airport near Sevast…

    Armed servicemen stood on guard at a roadblock at the Belbek airport near Sevastopol Saturday.

    Photo: Reuters
  • + Orthodox monks prayed next to armed servicemen near Russian army vehicles in Bal…

    Orthodox monks prayed next to armed servicemen near Russian army vehicles in Balaclava, Crimea, Saturday.

    Photo: Reuters
  • + Gunmen blocked a Ukrainian border guard base in Crimea.

    Gunmen blocked a Ukrainian border guard base in Crimea.

    Photo: AFP/Getty Images
  • + A wounded pro-Western activist sat after clashes with pro-Russia activists in Kh…

    A wounded pro-Western activist sat after clashes with pro-Russia activists in Kharkiv, a mostly Russian-speaking region in eastern Ukraine.

    Photo: Olga Ivashchenko/Associated Press
  • + People gathered outside the regional government building in Kharkiv.

    People gathered outside the regional government building in Kharkiv.

    Photo: AFP/Getty Images
  • + Unidentified masked individuals held a Russian flag as they blocked the entrance…

    Unidentified masked individuals held a Russian flag as they blocked the entrance to the Trade Union building in Simferopol, the administrative center of Crimea.

    Photo: AFP/Getty Images
  • Russia Tightens
    Grip on Crimea

    Russia's parliament voted unanimously on Saturday to approve a request from President Vladimir Putin to deploy troops in Ukraine, defying warnings from U.S. President Barack Obama and other Western leaders not to intervene.

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