the words attributed to the U.S. Air Forces were within quotation marks as a direct citation: "‘Thanks very much to the Russians for taking Crimea." Svobodnya Pressa attributed the quote the commander of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe
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On February 2, the Russian news daily Svobodnaya Pressa (Free Press) quoted the commander of the U.S. Air Force in Europe, General Tod Wolters, as thanking Russians for taking Crimea
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