GURZUF, UKRAINE - MARCH 22:  A Russian flag flies at half mast on a rock in the Black Sea on March 22, 2014 in Gurzuf, Crimea, Ukraine. The Russian Federation has green-lighted the construction of a road and rail bridge connecting Crimea to the Russian mainland across the straight. The population of Crimea voted March 16 in favour of independence from Ukraine and joining the Russian Federation. Ukraine and much of the West has declared the move illegitimate.  (Photo by Victor Boyko/Getty Images)