From Washington, this is VOA news. I'm Dave DeForest reporting. Russian President Vladimir Putin says he ordered security officials last year to protect then-president Viktor Yanukovych and to begin planning for a Russian takeover of Crimea. In a TV interview promo aired on Sunday, Mr. Putin says he ordered Russian officials to prepare to take Mr. Yanukovych out of Ukraine, claiming the pro-Russian president would otherwise have been killed. Mr. Yanukovych ____________________________. Crimea was officially annexed by Russia on March 21 of 2014. 这里是VOA新闻，Dave DeForest华盛顿为您报道。 俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔普京表示去年他命令安全官员保护当时的总统Viktor Yanukovych并着手接管克里米亚一事。在周日播出的一档商品广告电视采访中，普京总统表示他已经命令俄罗斯官员将Viktor Yanukovych护送出乌克兰，并宣称他有可能被暗杀。Viktor Yanukovych________________________________________. 克里米亚于2014年3月21日正式被俄罗斯吞并。
