Russia's Putin says there is no alternative to Ukraine peace deal

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday there was no alternative to the Minsk peace deal for eastern Ukraine.

"I have already said, and want to say one more time, there is no alternative to the Minsk agreement," Putin said at an investor conference in Moscow.

(Reporting by Alexander Winning; Writing by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Christian Lowe)