Washington - US President Barack Obama called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Aug. 1 to express his "deep concerns about Russia's increased support for the separatists in Ukraine," the White House said.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin. Separately, the Kremlin said the two leaders had agreed that the current situation in Ukraine - where pro-Russian separatists are battling government -- was not in either country's interest.
