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Eugene

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Mon Feb 23, 2015, 06:35 PM Feb 2015

Russia's Vladimir Putin says war with Ukraine 'unlikely'

Source: BBC

23 February 2015 Last updated at 20:17 GMT

Russia's Vladimir Putin says war with Ukraine 'unlikely'

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has said war with neighbouring Ukraine is "unlikely", in an interview for Russian television.

Mr Putin also stressed his support for the Minsk agreement as the best way to stabilise eastern Ukraine.

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In his interview, Mr Putin was asked if there was a real threat of war, given the situation in eastern Ukraine.

"I think that such an apocalyptic scenario is unlikely and I hope this will never happen," he said.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31596634
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Russia's Vladimir Putin says war with Ukraine 'unlikely' (Original Post) Eugene Feb 2015 OP
sure - he's so believable samsingh Feb 2015 #1
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