Putin Watches War Games As Russia Cranks Up The Tension With Ukraine Whose Leaders Claim Their Navy Is Threatened With Being Seized -- Daily Mail
* Putin watches war games in St Petersburg as tensions continue escalate
* Was suggested earlier Russians had threatened to storm two warships and had issued a 3am deadline for surrender earlier today
* Russia denies setting two ultimatums for Ukrainian forces to surrender
* Have accused Ukraine of attempting to spark war through false allegations
* Ukraine admits pro-Russian troops have seized Crimean military bases
* Russian troops also seized border posts and a key ferry terminal at Kerch
* U.S. claims Russia has 6,000 troops in the region
* Ukrainian acting PM says his nation will 'never' give up Crimea
Vladimir Putin took part in war games today while the threat of imminent war in Crimea raged just one thousand miles away.
The Russian president arrived to observe military exercises in St Petersburg alongside defence minister Sergei Shoigu in what could be seen as a provocative move in light of tensions in Ukraine.
The pair watched as tanks fired and armed soldiers circled and approached make-shift villages at Kamenka polygon, St Petersburg - just 1,200 miles from Crimea.
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My Comment: He is clearly projecting the image of a "war President".
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