Putin Warns of ’Outside Interference’ in Ukraine in Merkel Call
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said “outside interference” in Ukraine is unacceptable as German Chancellor Angela Merkel exhorted the Russian leader to help stop violence in the neighboring nation.
The Russian and German leaders offered diverging views on addressing the unrest after speaking yesterday by phone, as Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych failed to quell nationwide street protests calling for his resignation.