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Supporters of Russia Rally in Ukraine
<p>Demonstrators showed their support for Russia at rallies in eastern Ukraine and Crimea on Saturday.</p>
Pro-Russian protesters with Russian flags take part in a rally in central Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Saturday. The banner reads, "In Russia, we have brothers, In Europe, we are slaves." Reuters
Demonstrators wave Russian flags, above, at a rally in central Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Saturday. The banner reads, "In Russia, we have brothers, In Europe, we are slaves."
The Russian parliament’s upper house unanimously approved President Vladimir Putin’s request for a military intervention in Ukraine, according to a Kremlin statement Saturday, deepening a crisis in which both sides accused each other of trying to destabilize the region.