Moments ago Russia’s Parliament voted unanimously to authorize President Vladimir Putin to use military force in Ukraine. Most international observers agree the Russian military has been present throughout Crimea (Ukraine Territory) since yesterday.
Significantly, Russia’s parliament has been rushing through laws to make it easier to absorb new territories into its state, sparking suspicions Crimea and possibly other regions of Ukraine – all former parts of the old Soviet empire – could be re-incorporated by president Vladimir Putin. (link)
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