just saying...
Putin Admits Russian Troop Role in Crimea Annexation
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Contradicting previous denials, President Vladimir Putin has admitted that Russia?s armed forces played a role in events leading up to Moscow?s annexation of Ukraine?s Crimean peninsula, but denied direct involvement of his country's military in a referendum that was used to justify the move, according to an interview broadcast by German television.
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In a March 4 question-and-answer session with reporters Putin denied that Russian troops were in any way involved in what was widely seen as an armed takeover of Crimea, insisting that heavily armed men in unmarked green uniforms that could be seen taking control of government buildings on the peninsula were members of ?local self-defense forces.? When asked by one journalist why the green uniforms were so similar to those worn by Russian troops, Putin replied that clothing of that kind could be purchased in any store.
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I am pretty sure it must suck when you have to change your opinion all the time depending on what Putin admits to and what not...