President Vladimir Putin delivered a fiercely patriotic speech Tuesday to a joint session of parliament, members of his government, business leaders and Crimean leaders. He described Crimea as an inseparable part of Russia,, accused the West of reverting to Cold War containment by trying to stop the Ukrainian region joining Russia. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: Do not believe those who try to scare you by Russia. Who shout that Crimea will be followed by other regions. We do not want the division of Ukraine. We do not need it. His address was met with thunderous applause and interrupted by clapping at least 30 times. It even brought some women in the audience to tears. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: Crimea is our common heritage, and the most important factor for the stability of the region. And this strategic territory should be under strong and stable sovereignty, which in fact
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:17:48 +0000
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