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Crimea remains calm despite Russian troop presence

2014-03-02 360 Dailymotion

A calm morning in Ukraine's Crimea territory.<br/> <br />As pedestrians go about their normal business in Simferopol, pro-Russia militia members remain on guard in the city's squares.<br/> <br />One resident hopes the conflict, which centers on the geo-political future of the mainly Russian-speaking region, does not turn violent.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) SIMFEROPOL RESIDENT, MOHAMED, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I don't know what will happen, but I want peace, everything to be resolved peacefully and for democratic elections, that's it."<br/> <br />The streets were mostly empty of the Russian troops that catapulted the area into the biggest confrontation between Russia and the West since the Cold War.<br/> <br />Overnight, about 300 Russian-speaking troops in armored vehicles with black Russian license plates arrived outside Sevastopol.<br/> <br />Supporters greeted the troops, singing songs glorifying Sevastopol as the pride of the Russian navy.<br/> <br />On Sunday, one resident said there's no need for military interventio

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