Putin to Obama : Russia ready to protect interests in Ukraine


  • World
  • Sunday, 02 Mar 2014

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Barack Obama that Moscow reserved the right to protect its interests and those of Russian speakers in Ukraine if they come under threat, the Kremlin said.

In a statement posted online on Sunday, the Kremlin said Obama had expressed concern about the possibility of Russian military intervention in Ukraine after the upper house of parliament authorised Putin to deploy the military in Ukraine.

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