Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: (CNN) -- Cheers in Moscow. Fear in Kiev. And jeers from the West. When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region Tuesday and signed a formal decree, he made a major European crisis almost irreversible. His nation's lawmakers wept and gave him a standing ovation in parliament as he barraged the West for what he described as its numerous betrayals. But in Western capitals, there was no applause. Governments imposed sanctions on Russian leaders and warned that's just the beginning. Here's the rationalization for Putin's decision, and the reasoning for the West's derision. POINT Crimea rightfully belongs to RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin announces the annexation of Ukraine's Crimea regionAdmonition, sanctions pour in from the West 
 Question:And _ was handed over "like a sack of potatoes," Ukraine's Kyiv Post said.

Crimea