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It was a balmy Thursday afternoon at the residential hostel of the BJ Medical College and the canteen was teeming with students getting lunch.

After a balmy weekend, temperatures are expected to start rising Monday.

For historical reasons, Russians have long seen Crimea as part of their territory and Putin has spoken of a "living and unbreakable bond" with the peninsula, with its Black Sea resorts and balmy summer climate.

On a recent balmy day in Los Angeles, Pérez woke up at his Airbnb rental hoping to see views of the city, but clouds blocked the normally sunny skies.

Police lined the streets and, in the balmy 25C weather, their reassuring presence brought a lively and convivial atmosphere, far removed from the terror of last month.