President Vladimir Putin has said he was ready to put Russia's nuclear weapons on standby during tensions over the crisis in Ukraine and Crimea. In comments in a documentary aired on state TV on Sunday, Mr Putin said the life of ex-Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych had been in danger. He also said Russians in Crimea were in danger before Russia annexed it. In a previously released clip from the film, he said he ordered the annexation weeks before a referendum was held. Crimea was formally absorbed into Russia on 18 March, to international condemnation, after unidentified gunmen took over the peninsula.
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INC News, 15/03/2015 - via BBC
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