Latvian foreign minister: "We knew or suspected – Crimea was planned"

Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkevics says Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent confession regarding Crimea has only confirmed what was known or suspected – the annexation of Crimea was planned in advance.

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"A moment of truth?! President Putin confirms everything we knew or suspected – Crimea was planned in advance, nothing to do with 'referendum,'" Rinkevics wrote on Twitter.

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