KYIV – A former Russian lawmaker has testified before a Kyiv court that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region in 2014. Speaking at the trial of Ukraine’s ex-President Viktor Yanukovych, Ilya Ponomaryov said on February 14 that he “knows for sure” Mr. Putin pushed forward the seizure of Ukraine’s...
Putin personally ordered annexation of Crimea, ex-Duma deputy testifies
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