Sunday, August 31, 2014

Putin urges talks on statehood for eastern Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for talks to discuss statehood for eastern Ukraine in an interview televised on Russian TV

Ahead of the NATO summit in Wales the US and its allies are threatening additional sanctions with German Chancellor Angela Merkel saying Russia has one week to scale back its operations in Ukraine

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff has the American reaction:

IN: The Obama administration
OUT: From Washington
DUR: 50
POT: 33

CLIP: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0831ukraine-huff1.mp3

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