Russia's foreign minister says action in Crimea justified
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Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said his country's action in Ukraine's Crimea region is justified. In a speech in Geneva, Lavrov said that threats on the lives of Russian-speaking population and Russia's naval fleet in Crimea made it necessary for his country to send troops inside Ukraine.
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