Turning now to Russia. <br />Following an unexplained absence from the public eye, President Vladimir Putin is marking his return with show of military force. <br />According to Russian news agencies on Tuesday, a defense ministry source said Russia plans to deploy nuclear-capable bomber jets to Crimea as part of ongoing defense exercises. <br />It comes as Russia's Northern Fleet in the Arctic... launched military drills of "full combat readiness,"... moving to action some 40-thousand troops, as well as dozens of warships.<br />Meanwhile, the European Union has reiterated that it would stick to its policy of not legitimizing what it called... Russia's "illegal" takeover of Crimea. <br />This as pro-Russian supporters in Crimea are marking the first anniversary since Moscow's annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula.
