Putin urges political solution for Ukraine
UKRAINE should offer broad rights to its eastern rebel regions in order to end the conflict there, Russian President Vladimir Putin says.
PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin says Ukraine should offer broad rights to its eastern rebel regions in order to end the conflict that has strained Russia-West ties.
PUTIN, speaking on Friday at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, said such decentralisation was a key part of the February peace agreement signed in Minsk.
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