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Putin – Burkhalter talks: an elusive chance for Ukraine

by Andrey Fomin

Putin – Burkhalter talks: an elusive chance for Ukraine

Moscow (Russia) | 8 May 2014
The President of the OSCE met with Vladimir Putin to discuss the situation in Ukraine. The outcome of their encounter is being painted by the Western media as a shift in strategy by Russia. In fact, Moscow has never moved from its position. The agreement between the two men reflects Russia’s wariness of finding herself engulged in a widespread conflict. Hence her choice to draw up a roadmap for exiting the crisis, while knowing that the West will not respect it any more than the February 21 agreement.

Press point by Vladimir Putin

by Vladimir Putin

Press point by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 7 May 2014
Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
I want to start by welcoming once more our guest, the President of Switzerland and current head of the OSCE, and I want to thank him for the attention he is giving to settling this acute crisis in Ukraine. None of us are indifferent to what is happening there. The situation has us all very concerned.
Let me repeat once more that in Russia’s view, the blame for the crisis that emerged in Ukraine and is now taking the worst direction in (...)

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Putin – Burkhalter talks: an elusive chance for Ukraine

Press point by Vladimir Putin