who took over a military base. the first fatality since the arrival of russian forces in crimea. sparking fears of an escalation to the ukrainian crisis. as russian president vladimir putin held an assigning ceremony to celebrate his annexation of crimea, and in a speech at the kremlin, poked a thumb in president obama s eye. translator: our western partners headed by the u.s. prefer in their practical politics to be guided not by international law but the law of the strong. the white house sent out their own top guns to defend the president, from secretary of state john kerry slamming putin. he and russia for what they have done are on the wrong side of history. to vice president biden visiting the region to reveal the u.s. is sending a dozen f-16 fighter jets to poland to get behind a key ally that borders ukraine. russia has offered a variety of arguments to justify what is nothing more than a land grab. while white house spokesman jay carney warned there may b