YALTA, Crimea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to a much-hyped meeting in Crimea amid expectations of more saber-rattling over Ukraine, but he instead struck a conciliatory note and called for peace in a speech Thursday that received surprisingly brief coverage on Russian television.
Referring to a suggestion by firebrand nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky that the Kremlin should take as an example the czar’s decision to enter World War I and test new Russian weapons on Ukrainian forces, Putin said that “Russia should learn from mistakes.”
Contrary to the long-established pattern of broadcasting key Putin’s speeches live and covering them prominently in …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
