BBC News
March 21, 2014
President Vladimir Putin has signed a law formalising Russia’s takeover of Crimea from Ukraine, despite fresh sanctions from the EU and the US.
The European Union’s latest measures target 12 people involved in Russia’s annexation of the peninsula.
Earlier, Ukraine and the EU signed an accord forging closer political ties.
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