MINSK - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Aug. 26 the crisis in Ukraine could not be solved by a further military escalation or without dialogue with representatives of the country's Russian-speaking eastern regions.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to a question during a press conference with his Finnish counterpart after talks at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, on August 15, 2014.
