Russia in Crimea? It's Europe's fault, say Eurosceptics

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - If Russia has occupied and annexed Crimea, it's the European Union's fault for offering closer ties with Ukraine, according to Eurosceptical parties of the far left and nationalist right.

European governments and mainstream politicians may have united in condemnation of Russian President Vladimir Putin's seizure of the Black Sea peninsula against Ukraine's wishes. But the populist movements vying to make big gains in European Parliament elections in May reckon Brussels is mostly to blame.