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CRIMEAN GOVERNMENT AND THAT THE
PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE SPOKEN TO
TODAY ARE CERTAINLY NOT
LISTENING.
A TOPLESS PROTESTER RAILS
AGAINST THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT AS
SHE'S CARTED OFF KICKING AND
SCREAMING OUTSIDE OF THE CRIMEAN
PARLIAMENT.
ANY VOICES OF DISSENT HERE ARE
DROWNED OUT BY SUPPORTERS OF
MOSCOW WHO ARE CHEERING A
PROVOCATIVE NEW MOVE TO TEAR
UKRAINE APART.
WE ARE OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT
BECAUSE, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S
GUARDED BY SOLDIERS.
THE SOLDIERS, OF COURSE, ARE
LOYAL TO RUSSIA.
PARLIAMENT HAS VOTED IN FAVOR TO
HOLD A REFERENDUM ON THE 16th OF
MARCH WHICH WILL DETERMINE
WHETHER OR NOT CRIMEA REMAINS
PART OF UKRAINE OR BECOMES PART
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
THE UKRAINE GOVERNMENT HAS PUT
ITS TROOPS ON HIGH ALERT AND THE
PRIME MINISTER IS DECLARING THAT
ANY ATTEMPTS BY CRIMEA TO BREAK
AWAY IS ILLEGITIMATE.
>> CRIMEA WAS, IS AND WILL BE AN
INTEGRAL PART OF UKRAINE.
>> Reporter: MILITARY BASES A
STANDOFF BETWEEN RUSSIAN AND
UKRAINIAN FORCES IS GROWING EVEN
MORE INTENSE.
VAD MIR PUTIN STILL CLAIMS THESE
FORCES HAVEN'T INVADED.
CRIMEA'S DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
NOW SAYS THAT ONLY RUSSIAN
TROOPS ARE ALLOWED IN THIS
REGION AND THAT ALL OTHERS WILL
BE CONSIDERED OCCUPYING FORCES.
MORE PROOF OF JUST HOW CLOSELY
CRIMEA IS ALIGNED WITH MOSCOW.
MORE FLASHPOINTS IN THIS CRISIS.
IN THE UKRAINIAN PORT CITY OF
ODESSA.
RIOT POLICE ARE FACING OFF WITH