Ukraine: Putin conveys to Erdogan Russian approaches to settlement of internal Ukrainian crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin is concerned about provocative actions on the part of Kiev, as he conveyed to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a phone conversation on Friday. According to the Kremlin press service, Putin at Erdogan’s request “outlined Russian approaches to the resolution of the internal Ukrainian crisis.” It was “emphasized that the 2015 Minsk Package of Measures is the only possible foundation for the settlement.” “At the same time, concern was expressed due to the fact that the Ukrainian side dodges implementation of the Minsk Agreements and lately resumed dangerous provocative actions directed at aggravating the situation along the line…