March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the signing ceremony of the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the signing ceremony of the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the signing ceremony of the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the signing ceremony of the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the signing ceremony of the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall. From left: Secretary of the General Council of United Russia, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Sergei Neverov, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Igor Lebedev, head of the Communist Party faction in the State Duma Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the LDPR faction in the State Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky and First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Alexander Zhukov.

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March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the signing ceremony of the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall. Federation Council Chairman Valentina Matvienko is on the left. State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin is on the right.

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March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the signing ceremony of the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall. From left: State Duma Deputy Speaker Sergei Zheleznyak, head of the Communist Party faction in the State Duma Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the LDPR faction in the State Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky and the head of Fair Russia in the State Duma Sergei Mironov.

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March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin signs the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the signing ceremony of the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall. From left: Federation Council Chairman Valentina Matvienko and State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin is on the right.

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March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin signs the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the signing ceremony of the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the signing ceremony of the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall. Federation Council Chairman Valentina Matvienko is on the right.

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March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the signing ceremony of the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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March 21, 2014. Center, from left: Federation Council Chairman Valentina Matvienko, Russian President Vladimir Putin and State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin at the signing ceremony of the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the signing ceremony of the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the signing ceremony of the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall. Federation Council Chairman Valentina Matvienko is on the left. State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin is on the right.

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March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the signing ceremony of the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall. Federation Council Chairman Valentina Matvienko is on the left. State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin is on the right.

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March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the signing ceremony of the Federal Constitutional Law "On admission to the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and formation within the Russian Federation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, city of federal significance" in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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