Pro-Russian self-defence activists stand guard in front of the Crimean Cabinet of the Ministers in Simferopol on March 2, 2014. Armed pro-Russia men who had besieged Crimea's local parliament mysteriously vanished on March 2 but were still standing guard outside the regional government, as the capital of Ukraine's restive Black Sea peninsula remained calm but tense. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV

An elderly couple walks in front of pro-Russian self-defence activists standing guard in front of the Crimean Cabinet of the Ministers near a statue of Lenin in Simferopol on March 2, 2014. Armed pro-Russia men who had besieged Crimea's local parliament mysteriously vanished on March 2 but were still standing guard outside the regional government, as the capital of Ukraine's restive Black Sea peninsula remained calm but tense. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV

A woman and a young boy walk past pro-Russian self-defence activists standing guard in front of the Crimean Cabinet of the Ministers in Simferopol on March 2, 2014. Armed pro-Russia men who had besieged Crimea's local parliament mysteriously vanished on March 2 but were still standing guard outside the regional government, as the capital of Ukraine's restive Black Sea peninsula remained calm but tense. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV

A man walks in front of the Crimean Parliament building in Simferopol on March 2, 2014. Armed pro-Russia men who had besieged Crimea's local parliament mysteriously vanished on March 2 but were still standing guard outside the regional government, as the capital of Ukraine's restive Black Sea peninsula remained calm but tense. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV

A woman speaks on a mobile phone as she walks past pro-Russian self-defence activists standing guard in front of the Crimean Cabinet of the Ministers in Simferopol on March 2, 2014. Armed pro-Russia men who had besieged Crimea's local parliament mysteriously vanished on March 2 but were still standing guard outside the regional government, as the capital of Ukraine's restive Black Sea peninsula remained calm but tense. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV

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(140302) -- SIMFEROPOL, March 2, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Pro-Russia supporters participate in a pro-Russia rally in Simferopol, capital of Ukraine s Crimea Republic, on March 2, 2014.(Xinhua/Jia Yuchen) (zjl) UKRAINE-CRIMEA-SIMFEROPOL-RALLY-RUSSIA PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Simferopol March 2 2014 XINHUA pro Russia Supporters participate in a pro Russia Rally in Simferopol Capital of Ukraine S Crimea Republic ON March 2 2014 XINHUA Jia Yuchen Ukraine Crimea Simferopol Rally Russia PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

(140302) -- SIMFEROPOL, March 2, 2014 (Xinhua) -- A Russian-national-flag-like ribbon is seen during a rally in Simferopol, capital of Ukraine s Crimea Republic, on March 2, 2014.(Xinhua/Jia Yuchen) (zjl) UKRAINE-CRIMEA-SIMFEROPOL-RALLY-RUSSIA PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Simferopol March 2 2014 XINHUA a Russian National Flag Like Ribbon IS Lakes during a Rally in Simferopol Capital of Ukraine S Crimea Republic ON March 2 2014 XINHUA Jia Yuchen Ukraine Crimea Simferopol Rally Russia PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

(140302) -- SIMFEROPOL, March 2, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Pro-Russia supporters participate in a pro-Russia rally in Simferopol, capital of Ukraine s Crimea Republic, on March 2, 2014.(Xinhua/Jia Yuchen) (zjl) UKRAINE-CRIMEA-SIMFEROPOL-RALLY-RUSSIA PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Simferopol March 2 2014 XINHUA pro Russia Supporters participate in a pro Russia Rally in Simferopol Capital of Ukraine S Crimea Republic ON March 2 2014 XINHUA Jia Yuchen Ukraine Crimea Simferopol Rally Russia PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

(140302) -- SIMFEROPOL, March 2, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Pro-Russia supporters participate in a pro-Russia rally in Simferopol, capital of Ukraine s Crimea Republic, on March 2, 2014.(Xinhua/Jia Yuchen) (zjl) UKRAINE-CRIMEA-SIMFEROPOL-RALLY-RUSSIA PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Simferopol March 2 2014 XINHUA pro Russia Supporters participate in a pro Russia Rally in Simferopol Capital of Ukraine S Crimea Republic ON March 2 2014 XINHUA Jia Yuchen Ukraine Crimea Simferopol Rally Russia PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

(140302) -- SIMFEROPOL, March 2, 2014 (Xinhua) -- A pro-Russia supporter participates in a pro-Russia rally in Simferopol, capital of Ukraine s Crimea Republic, on March 2, 2014.(Xinhua/Jia Yuchen) (zjl) UKRAINE-CRIMEA-SIMFEROPOL-RALLY-RUSSIA PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Simferopol March 2 2014 XINHUA a pro Russia Supporter participates in a pro Russia Rally in Simferopol Capital of Ukraine S Crimea Republic ON March 2 2014 XINHUA Jia Yuchen Ukraine Crimea Simferopol Rally Russia PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN