YALTA, Crimea - Russia's President Vladimir Putin said on Aug. 14 Russsia would stand up for itself but not at the cost of confrontation with the outside world, a conciliatory note after months of tough rhetoric over the crisis in Ukraine.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses members of Russian State duma fractions during the meeting in Mria sanatorium about 30 km (19 miles) from Yalta, Crimea, on August 14, 2014.
