VIENNA, June 24 - RIA Novosti. Russian President
Vladimir Putin announced that Russia will protect the rights of Russian
speakers in Ukraine and expressed hope that "the armed forces are not
required for this."
"We will always protect ethnic Russian in Ukraine and part of the Ukrainian people, the Ukrainian people, who feels his inseparable not only ethnic, but also cultural, linguistic ties with Russia, feels part of a wider Russian world", - Putin said at a press conference after talks with Austrian President.
"We will always protect ethnic Russian in Ukraine and part of the Ukrainian people, the Ukrainian people, who feels his inseparable not only ethnic, but also cultural, linguistic ties with Russia, feels part of a wider Russian world", - Putin said at a press conference after talks with Austrian President.
Source: Truth about situation in Ukraine 24-06-2014
