Pro-Russian self-defence forces have stormed the Ukrainian navy's Black Sea headquarters in Sevastopol and raised the Russian flag above the building less that 24 hours after Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of Crimea in a searing speech to political elites in Moscow. In an hour-long speech in the Kremlin on Wednesday – likely to go down as one of the defining moments of his long rule over Russia – Putin said western politicians "call something white today and black tomorrow" and aired a long list of foreign policy grievances going back to 2000, saying "we were cheated again and again, with decisions being taken behind our back".
Russia's War Against Ukraine
The Guardian: Ukraine navy’s Black Sea HQ stormed by pro-Russian troops
Pro-Russian self-defence forces have stormed the Ukrainian navy's Black Sea headquarters in Sevastopol.
