Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling on Ukraine to immediately start talks on a political solution to the crisis in eastern Ukraine. His comments come as Moscow and Kyiv traded troops and Mariupol, the next large Ukrainian city in the path of pro-Russian separatists, prepared for battle.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
USA Today: Putin calls on Ukraine to hold ‘substantive’ talks
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (L) talks to German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the second day of the EU summit on June 27, 2014 at the EU headquarters in Brussels.
