MOSCOW (Reuters) - At almost midnight and with little fanfare, the Kremlin put out a statement outlining Russian President Vladimir Putin's orders on Ukraine - and they were as conciliatory as earlier Russian statements had been confrontational.
Ordering his government to work with Ukrainian and foreign partners to find a financial package to shore up Ukraine's collapsing finances, Putin struck a measured note compared with the military muscle flexing of other officials, which had put thousands of Russian troops on high alert.