Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a meeting with students and teachers on the first day of the academic year at the Sirius educational centre for gifted children in Sochi, Russia, September 1, 2015. (Photo: Reuters)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that it was welcome that both Ukrainian armed forces and separatists in eastern Ukraine had ceased military operations, calling this the main achievement in peace efforts in Ukraine.
Speaking in the Crimean town of Chersoneus, Putin also said that Russia could solve the issue of gas supplies to Ukraine.
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