Putin Calls Changes in Ukraine a 'Coup', Denies Sending Troops There

Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the political power shift in Ukraine as a "coup" and seemed to deny Russian forces have moved into Ukrainian territory, including Crimea. But he said that they potentially could.Speaking to reporters at the presidential residence outside Moscow, Mr. Putin called the ouster of Viktor Yanukovych as Ukraine's president an "anti-constitutional coup and armed seizure of power," and said "neo-Nazis, nationalists (and)...

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