Russia's Putin says Kiev refuses political solution to crisis in east


ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the Kiev government was refusing a political solution to violence in the eastern Ukraine where fighting has flared anew in recent days.

"Unfortunately, Ukrainian authorities are refusing a peaceful solution, they don't want political efforts," Putin told students.

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