Putin Asks Russia’s Senate to Use Military Force in Ukraine

Crimea Ukraine
Russian parliament approves use of military force in Ukraine

SIMFEROPOL Ukraine — As Russian-backed armed forces effectively seized control of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula on Saturday, President Vladimir Putin of Russia requested that the Russian Senate authorize him to use military force in Ukraine.

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