Russia open to diplomacy on Ukraine, says Putin – video

Vladimir Putin has said Moscow is ready to look for ‘diplomatic solutions’ over Ukraine, but stressed that Russia’s interests were non-negotiable.

In a video address on Wednesday morning, the Russian president said his country would continue to develop state-of-the-art weapons.

His speech follows Russia’s unanimous approval to deploy ‘peacekeepers’ to two self-proclaimed republics in Luhansk and Donetsk now recognised by Moscow as independent

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