Why the trouble in Ukraine has only just begun
President Putin is adept at extracting advantage for Russia from complex situations – and recent events in Crimea are designed to pressure the new authorities in Kiev.
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The Ukrainian government has put the army on full combat alert and warned invasion would lead to war, after Putin obtained the permission of his parliament to send soldiers into Ukraine.
President Putin is adept at extracting advantage for Russia from complex situations – and recent events in Crimea are designed to pressure the new authorities in Kiev.
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