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Putin Defends Actions in Crimea

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Contradicts Western leaders.

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In his first news conference since the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday defended his actions claiming that “The only thing we had to do, and we did it, was to enhance the defense of our military facilities because they were constantly receiving threats...

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