Russia Votes To Send Troops To Ukraine
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This comes after increasing tensions in the pro-Russia Crimea peninsula, where protesters have hoisted pro-Moscow flags on government buildings in some eastern cities.
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It also comes days after President Obama and other western leaders' warnings to Russia that it not intervene in Ukraine, a country of 46 million people.
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Putin cited the need to protect Russian citizens in his request to the upper house, the same reason he gave for invading Georgia in 2008, according to Reuters.
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