The visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Crimea, the Ukrainian territory recently annexed by Moscow, only will exacerbate tensions, the White House said Friday. "We do not accept Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea. Such a visit will only serve to fuel tensions," National Security Council spokeswoman Laura Magnuson said. Putin made an unannounced visit to the Crimean port of Sebastopol as part of celebrations to mark the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in the second world war.
