Kyiv and Moscow are accusing each other of fueling tensions, as fighting in eastern Ukraine continues to escalate.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko denounced President Vladimir Putin’s arrival Monday in Crimea.
In a Facebook posting, Poroshenko called the Russian leader’s visit to the Black Sea peninsula “a challenge to the civilized world and the continuation of the scenario to fuel tensions, which is being implemented by the Russian military and their mercenaries” in eastern Ukraine.
Putin held a meeting of his advisory State Council in the Crimean resort city of Yalta to discuss the development of tourism in Russia.
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Source: Voice of America
