In a televised call-in with the nation, Putin said Russia \"would do everything possible\" to help the Russian-speaking population in eastern Ukraine, Reuters reported.
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday did not rule out sending Russian troops into eastern Ukraine but said he hoped he would not need to, and that diplomacy would serve to resolve the crisis there.
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