Russia scoffs at Western sanctions over Crimea

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A senior ally of Vladimir Putin accused the West of behaving like capricious children over Kremlin moves to annex Crimea, and another said his own inclusion on a sanctions list was "a kind of political Oscar from America for best male supporting role."

Prominent supporters of President Putin, who signed a treaty on Tuesday to formally wrest Crimea from Ukraine, mocked Western countries over visa bans and asset freezes imposed by the United States and the European Union in an effort to stall Putin's drive to bring the Ukrainian region into Russia.