Ukraine Crisis: Putin Signs Russia-Crimea Treaty
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Ukraine Crisis: Putin Signs Russia-Crimea Treaty
By BBC News
President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Crimea have signed a bill to absorb the peninsula into Russia.
Mr Putin told parliament that Crimea, which was taken over by pro-Russian forces in February, had “always been part of Russia”.
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