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National Edition Opinion cover for March 27, 2014 - Russia pivots toward Latin America (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 18 said he did not want Ukraine divided up, but questioned its current borders, which were established after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that incorporated Russian areas in the south and east. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Russian paratroopers march during the Victory Day Parade, which commemorates the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2011. (Associated Press)

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A Ukrainian woman passes by a wall covered with graffiti showing the flags of Ukraine and Russia united in Simferopol, Crimea, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

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Emergency workers attend a meeting with Russian Emergency Situations Minister Vladimir Puchkov in Simferopol, Crimea, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Puchkov met with local emergency officials in Simferopol and said that Russia sent diesel generators to Crimea to serve as a back-up in case of power outages. Crimea faced power cutoffs after Ukraine briefly cut energy supplies to the region. (AP Photo/Maxim Vetrov)

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Ukrainian tanks are transported from their base in Perevalne, outside Simferopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Ukraine has started withdrawing its troops and weapons from Crimea, now controlled by Russia. Even if Russia makes no further advances into Ukraine, can the West’s relationship with Moscow go back to business as usual? That’s the complex question underlying President Barack Obama’s discussions in Europe this week, one that poses particular challenges for the U.S. leader, whose foreign policy agenda has seemingly inextricable links to Russia.(AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)