Photos: Crisis in Ukraine
Ukraine’s worst unrest since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union was sparked by former President Viktor Yanukovich’s decision to scrap a deal with the European Union in favor of closer ties with Russia.
A woman cries as she takes part in a procession of Wold War II veterans and their relatives during Victory Day celebrations in the Crimean port of Sevastopol. Crimea’s largely Russian-speaking residents voted in March to become part of Russia.
(Maxv Vetrov / AFP/ Getty Images)