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 UK Prime Minister David Cameron has made a statement about President Putin's actions to attempt to annex Crimea.

 “The steps taken by President Putin today to attempt to annex Crimea
to Russia are in flagrant breach of international law. We send a
chilling message across the continent of Europe. President Putin should
be in no doubt that Russia will face more serious consequences and I
will push European leaders to agree further EU measures [against Russia] when we meet on Thursday [EU summit in Brussels],” reads the statement
from the UK premier shared by the government’s press service on Tuesday.

Besides, Cameron said that the choice remains for President Putin:
“take the path of de-escalation or face increasing isolation and tighter
sanctions,” he said.