Putin Sees Hint of Genocide in Ukraine Cutting Energy to East
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President Vladimir Putin defended Russian gas supplies to Ukraine’s rebel-held eastern regions, saying the government in Kiev’s move to cut energy supplies “smells a bit like genocide.”
Ukraine must ensure energy supplies to its eastern regions under the Minsk peace agreement, signed Feb. 12, which has international legal status and must be observed, Putin told reporters at his residence near Moscow.