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                            Unity Rally Set for Kyiv

   by VOA News

   Kyiv is bracing for a unity rally Sunday, a day after Russian forces
   seized the last major Ukrainian military base in Crimea.
   Russian troops fired shots and used armored vehicles to smash through
   the gates of Belbek air base Saturday. Ukrainian forces offered no
   resistance. They sang their country's national anthem before putting
   their weapons into storage.
   At least one Ukrainian soldier was wounded. Some reporters and
   cameramen covering the takeover were roughed up by Russian soldiers and
   had their equipment seized, including those working for VOA.
   Russian forces also took over a Ukrainian naval base in Novofedorovka.
   British Foreign Secretary William Hague, writing in the Telegraph
   newspaper, said Britain and its allies must be ready for different
   relations with Russia than what they have enjoyed during the last 20
   years. Hague said this would include restricting military cooperation
   and arms sales to Russia.
   In Kyiv Saturday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised Ukraine's
   interim prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, for his "real leadership."
   Mr. Ban said he admired the prime minister's call for "inclusiveness
   and reconciliation."
   Also in Kyiv Saturday was Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper -- the
   first G7 leader to visit Mr. Yatsenyuk in Ukraine. Mr. Harper said
   Canadians are impressed by the restraint Ukraine is showing despite
   what he calls Russia's "obvious provocations."
   Meanwhile, Republican U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte is leading a
   congressional delegation on a visit to Kiyv Sunday. Ayotte has called
   for more U.S. aid to Ukraine.
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