In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].

[Q]: Moscow (CNN) -- Russia's upper house of parliament voted Wednesday to revoke the right of President Vladimir Putin to use troops in Ukraine as efforts continue to calm a separatist uprising in Ukraine's east. The Federation Council had approved Putin's request for a resolution allowing the use of force on March 1. But Tuesday, Putin sent a letter to the speaker of the upper house seeking to cancel the resolution. One lawmaker voted against revoking the powers Wednesday, with 153 in favor. Putin's request was made in light of ongoing talks on how to settle the crisis in Ukraine's eastern regions, said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.NATO agrees to a package of support to help Ukraine defend itselfRussia's Federation Council cancels resolution authorizing use of troops in UkrainePresident Vladimir Putin asked for the step in light of peace talks, his spokesman saysJohn Kerry and other NATO foreign ministers are meeting in Belgium 
 Question:The parliamentary action is a positive step, _ said, but it could be easily reversed.
[A]: John Kerry


[Q]: It was a day of firsts for Whitecaps FC striker Robert Earnshaw as he wasted no time in grabbing his first goal for his new club by scoring with his first touch of the ball against Portland Timbers on Saturday evening. With the game looking as though it was heading for a 1-1 draw, Welsh manager Carl Robinson put faith in his veteran compatriot, bringing him on as an 87th minute substitute for the Vancouver outfit Within three minutes, the former Premier League striker was putting the ball in the back of the net and showboating his trademark somersault celebration.Striker Robert Earnshaw scored on his Whitecaps debut with his first touchThe 33-year-old had been on the pitch for just three minutes before nettingVeteran Earnshaw's 90th minute strike won the game for his new MLS club 
 Question:'The length of time I've been playing football and that feeling when the ball hits the net, oh my god, it's the best,' _ told reporters after the game.
[A]: Robert Earnshaw


[Q]: Washington (CNN) Former CIA acting-Director Michael Morell said Sunday he'd trust Hillary Clinton with the nation's security, but that Donald Trump is being manipulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Morell, who cast Trump as an unwitting agent of Putin in a New York Times op-ed last week, said on ABC's "This Week" that he's comfortable with Clinton after seeing her in action in President Barack Obama's administration. "I worked with her for four years very closely when she was secretary of state and I was at the CIA. I provided her -- personally provided her some of the most sensitive information that the Central Intelligence Agency has," he said. "She never misused it. She always protected it."Michael Morell vouched for Hillary Clinton's ability to handle classified infoHe said Putin played to Trump's ego to manipulate the GOP nominee 
 Question:That led Donald Trump to then compliment _ and to defend Vladimir Putin's actions in a number of places around the world."
[A]:
Vladimir Putin