US demands Russian troops withdraw from Crimea
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UNITED NATIONS - The US ambassador to the United Nations says more than 20,000 Russian troops are in Crimea before a referendum on Sunday that could separate the peninsula from Ukraine and merge it with Russia.
Ambassador Samantha Power said the United States and other nations "call for the suspension of this referendum, which cannot be regarded as legitimate, especially against the background of foreign military intervention."
Power said "Russian forces must return to their bases." (AP)
