: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Putin tones down rhetoric on Ukraine


YALTA, Crimea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to a much-hyped meeting in Crimea amid expectations of more saber-rattling over Ukraine, but he instead struck a conciliatory note and called for peace in a speech Thursday that received surprisingly brief coverage on Russian television.

Referring to a suggestion by firebrand nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky that the Kremlin should take as an example the czar’s decision to enter World War I and test new Russian weapons on Ukrainian forces, Putin said that “Russia should learn from mistakes.”

Contrary to the long-established pattern of broadcasting key Putin’s speeches live and covering them prominently in …read more

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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