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The new agreement practically nullifies...

Putin, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, and dozens of Russian legislators have dismissed the 1954 transfer of Crimea to Ukraine as an anomaly. They have also declared that Sevastopol will always remain a Russian city. More pressure could soon be put on the pliable Ukrainian president.

By David Marples

Read more http://www.edmontonjournal.com/opinion/Yanukovych+military+deal+with+Russia+divides+Ukraine/2948889/story.html

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