Pro-Russian protesters clash with a supporter of Ukraine’s new government during a rally in central Donetsk March 1, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked the upper house of parliament to approve sending armed forces to Ukraine’s Crimea region, the Kremlin said in a statement on Saturday. The Crimea region has a majority ethnic Russian population. REUTERS/Stringer (UKRAINE – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) – RTR3FV30