Defying Sanctions Putin Moves Swiftly to Annex Crimea STEVEN LEE MYERS and PETER BAKER Brushing aside new sanctions from the West President Vladimir V. Putin on Tuesday notified Russias Parliament of his intention to make Crimea a part of the Russian Federation. March 19 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/1iymW2T http://nyti.ms/1kEHK9b The New York Times World United States International Relations

By STEVEN LEE MYERS and PETER BAKER via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. World http://nyti.ms/1iymW2T Defying Sanctions, Putin Moves Swiftly to Annex Crimea Brushing aside new sanctions from the West, President Vladimir V. Putin on Tuesday notified Russia’s Parliament of his intention to make Crimea a part of the Russian Federation. March 19, 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/1iymW2T http://nyti.ms/1kEHK9b The New York Times World United States International Relations