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From the agencies, via our news desk:
U.S. President Barack Obama has called on Russia to withdraw its troops from the area of the Ukrainian border and to become a "responsible international citizen." Obama was speaking in an interview with CBS News Friday before leaving Rome. He said Russian troops massing along the border with Ukraine "under the guise of military exercises" should be moved back. Obama again encouraged Russia to open a dialogue with the new government in Ukraine to deescalate the tensions that have been developing since former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted from power at the end of February and pro-Russian forces entered Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula. Obama also said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin has been acting in part from a "deeply held grievance about what he considers the loss of the Soviet Union." (CBS News, Reuters)
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Daisy Sindelar looks at the self-organized security patrols being organized by Crimean Tatars in the Crimean capital, Simferopol.
Here's a video (in Russian) of the patrols in action:
Here's a video (in Russian) of the patrols in action:
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28.3.2014
In this week's "Power Vertical Podcast," Brian Whitmore and his guests discuss whether the "collective Putin" model has given way to good old-fashioned autocracy in Russia.
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28.3.2014
A little bit of historical symmetry? Today is the 160th anniversary of Britain and France officially opening hostilities with Russia, thereby entering the Crimean War:
On this day in 1854, The Crimean War began with Britain and France declaring war on Russia. pic.twitter.com/157L0WYbsm
— Historical Pics (@HistoricalPics) March 28, 2014
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Dissent in Putin's Russia:
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