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As Nato approves emergency force, reports emerged that Mr Putin made remarks last week saying he could topple Ukrainian capital Kiev in two weeks.
The recent riot was the deadliest in the nearly three months of anti-government protests and the worst in Ukraine’s post-Soviet history.
Football fans cheering on Spain as well as Italy filled the Olympic Stadium in Kiev to overflowing
