The Margin: Putin Claims West Wants To Turn Russian Bear Into Stuffed Animal

Russia’s leader turns to the country’s famed symbol — the bear — to explain why the annexation of Crimea isn’t just about the Ukrainian peninsula, but “about us protecting our independence, our sovereignty and our right to exist.”

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