‘But, sanctions!’ Vladimir Putin formally decrees Crimea a sovereign state

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http://twitter.com/#!/BecketAdams/status/445626846898843648 Yesterday, in a vote which had its legitimacy widely questioned, Crimeans “overwhelmingly” elected to secede from Ukraine and join Russia. In response, President Obama imposed certain “sanctions,” which were to freeze the U.S. assets of several members of Vladimir Putin’s “inner circle.” http://twitter.com/#!/KaptenMike/status/445637669616623616 Putin was undeterred, as most expected: http://twitter.com/#!/nbcnightlynews/status/445632259983671297 So much for the […]

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