Kyiv has reacted with scepticism to an apparent attempt by Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine.
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Euronews: Ukraine dismisses Putin’s move to de-escalate tensions as ‘hot air’ (VIDEO)
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniyk derided his call to separatists to postpone a vote on independence. Directing his remarks to the Russian leader he said: \u201cVladimir Putin: there is no point in dealing in hot air, especially for the president of a big country.\"
