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Why Putin Did It
KREMLIN CALLING
The Russian president’s speech about annexing Crimea is really about winning back the pride lost when the Berlin Wall fell.
Christopher Dickey
World News Editor
Published
Mar. 18 2014
2:35PM EDT
Pool photo by Alexei Nikolsky
Christopher Dickey
World News Editor
christopher.dickey@thedailybeast.com
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