An ally of Vladimir Putin has warned that any attack on Crimea – annexed by Russia in 2014 but still widely recognised as part of Ukraine – will ignite a violent response.
Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula after a pro-Moscow president was toppled in Ukraine amid mass street protests.
Vladimir Putin shakes hands withMedvedev during his inauguration ceremony as new Russia’s president in the Grand Kremlin Palace People wave flags during a rally in support of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, in Simferopol, Crimea Although he did not elaborate, Medvedev has previously warned the US of the dangers of seeking to punish a nuclear power such as Russia over its campaign in Ukraine, saying it could endanger humanity.
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