Putin says he planned Crimea annexation after Kiev revolts
(AGI) Moscow, March 9 - Russia's President, Vladimir Putin,revealed that he ordered operations to "return" Crimea toRussia on February 23, 2014, the morning after UkrainianPresident Viktor Yanukovych was ousted following the heavyprotests in Kiev's Maidan square. The head of the Kremlinbroached the topic of the annexation in an interview with thestate-run channel Russia-1 as part of a wider documentarytitled "Crimea: The Path To The Motherland". Trailers of thedocumentary were broadcast on Sunday. "I invited the leaders ofour special services and the defence ministry to the Kremlinand set them the task