Crimea Ukraine <br />Russian parliament approves use of military force in Ukraine <br /> <br />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. <br /> <br />News Story: http://nworeport.me/2014/03/01/putin-asks-russias-senate-to-use-military-force-in-ukraine/
