But at a news conference in Moscow, Mr Putin insisted that the heavily armed men who had taken over official buildings in Crimea and blocked Ukrainian troops in their barracks were pro-Russian "local forces of self-defence" - not Russian troops.
The Pro-Russian protesters who took over official buildings in eastern Ukraine were still there on Friday, as officials failed to act on their threats to forcibly evict them if they did not leave on their own.
When his successor, Ashton Carter, took over, officials in the White House and the State Department expected him to quickly approve more.
"He can't even control his swing; how can you expect him to control the cabinet?" groans one of his ministers.In the first few months after Mr Kibaki took over, officials did indeed behave more honestly.
The suspect, Bernard Perez, 20, was arrested with another man yesterday morning when police officers responding to a tip found the two scrambling to dispose of the dismembered body of a tenant whose apartment they had taken over, officials said.
A few months after he took over, officials in the bank's finance and planning departments presented Wolfowitz with several proposals for shifting resources to Africa from other parts of the world.
For weeks the new Transportation Security Administration has focused on more pressing problems, like taking over the screening points, and officials have equivocated on whether such a card is feasible.
Along with taking over the official @POTUS Twitter handle, Donald Trump got the keys to the White House website.
Along with taking over the official @POTUS Twitter handle, Donald Trump got the keys to the White House website.
In reality with a convalescent Juan Carlos who undertakes surgery every other month, Felipe is increasingly taking over in official visits and summits.
