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Russia's Putin welcomes Ukraine ceasefire

Published: 12 Sep 2015 - 04:25 pm | Last Updated: 09 Nov 2021 - 09:37 am
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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during an opening ceremony of the MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, August 25, 2015.

 

CHERSONEUS, Crimea (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that it was welcome that both Ukrainian armed forces and separatists in eastern Ukraine had ceased military operations, calling this the main achievement in peace efforts in Ukraine.

Speaking in the Crimean town of Chersoneus, Putin also said that Russia could solve the issue of gas supplies to Ukraine.

Reuters