As Ukraine tension flares, Russia test-fires ballistic missile:
Clearly furious, Mr Putin delivered a version of the crisis almost
entirely at odds with the view held by most officials in Europe and the
US, as well as by many Ukrainians. He described anti-government protests
in Kiev as an "orgy" of radicals and nationalists, noting a swastika
armband that he had glimpsed in images of the crowd. He also insisted
that ousted president Viktor Yanukovych had never ordered security
forces to shoot protesters, suggesting that snipers stationed on
rooftops "may have been provocateurs from opposition parties".