Russia's Putin praises Crimea's 'return home'

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised New Year's address on Wednesday that the "return home" of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula to Moscow's control would remain a very important epoch in Russia's history.

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