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Putin formalises Crimea annexation

The Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law completing the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine on Friday, amidst a wave of sanctions from the EU and the US.

Responding to the US' announcement of further sanctions targeting Putin's inner circle, President Putin said that Moscow would respond in kind.

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