Former chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars Dzhemilev walks near a checkpoint near the city of Armyansk
Former chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars Mustafa Dzhemilev walks near a checkpoint in Kherson region as he attempts to get to the territory of Crimea, near the city of Armyansk, May 3, 2014. Crimea's Tatar community assembly accused Russia on April 22 of barring its leading political figure from returning to the peninsula following its annexation by Moscow. However, Russian officials declined comment and it was unclear whether Moscow had taken issued the banning order. In an online statement, the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People said Dzhemilev, a member of the Ukrainian parliament and the former chairman of the Mejlis, had been handed a notice banning him from Russia for five years as he crossed back to mainland Ukraine after a weekend in Crimea. REUTERS/Stringer (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Crimean Tatars greet and escort former chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars Dzhemilev near Armyansk
Crimean Tatars greet and escort former chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars Mustafa Dzhemilev (C) before attempting to pass a checkpoint connecting Kherson region and Crimea, near the city of Armyansk, May 3, 2014. Crimea's Tatar community assembly accused Russia on April 22 of barring its leading political figure from returning to the peninsula following its annexation by Moscow. However, Russian officials declined comment and it was unclear whether Moscow had taken issued the banning order. In an online statement, the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People said Dzhemilev, a member of the Ukrainian parliament and the former chairman of the Mejlis, had been handed a notice banning him from Russia for five years as he crossed back to mainland Ukraine after a weekend in Crimea. REUTERS/Stringer (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Crimean Tatars greet and escort former chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars Dzhemilev near Armyansk
Crimean Tatars greet and escort former chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars Mustafa Dzhemilev (C) before attempting to pass a checkpoint connecting Kherson region and Crimea near the city of Armyansk, May 3, 2014. Crimea's Tatar community assembly accused Russia on April 22 of barring its leading political figure from returning to the peninsula following its annexation by Moscow. However, Russian officials declined comment and it was unclear whether Moscow had taken issued the banning order. In an online statement, the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People said Dzhemilev, a member of the Ukrainian parliament and the former chairman of the Mejlis, had been handed a notice banning him from Russia for five years as he crossed back to mainland Ukraine after a weekend in Crimea. REUTERS/Stringer (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Ukrainian politicians Vitaly Klitschko and Petro Poroshenko gather outside a trade union building, where a deadly fire occurred, in Odessa
Ukrainian politicians Vitaly Klitschko (L) and Petro Poroshenko gather outside a trade union building, where a deadly fire occurred, in Odessa, May 3, 2014. At least 42 people were killed in street battles between supporters and opponents of Russia in southern Ukraine that ended with pro-Russian protesters trapped in a flaming building, bringing the country closer to war. The riot in the Black Sea port of Odessa that ended in a deadly blaze in a trade union building was by far the worst incident in Ukraine since a February uprising that ended with a pro-Russian president fleeing the country. REUTERS/Yevgeny Volokin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
OSCE observer Schneider hugs a colleague on a road 30 km (19 miles) from Donetsk after being freed by pro-Russian separatists
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