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 Russian President Vladimir Putin talked with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the telephone on April 15. "The crisis situation in Ukraine, which escalated rapidly due to the forceful operation initiated by the Kyiv authorities in the country's south-east, has been discussed," the Kremlin press office said in a statement.

 “Putin emphasized in particular that Russia expected the UN and international community to clearly condemn these anti-constitutional actions,” the document said.