10/16 Ilya Ponomarev〜testified that the members of the Federation Council had received invitations to convene before the letter emerged／many of Ponomarev's earlier public statements contradict his testimony,〜Ponomarev points out that he knew about the letter: "The bottom line is that Yanukovyc
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Russia decided to send troops to Crimea even before receiving Yanukovych letter – witness testimony
