Russian President Vladimir Putin
on Thursday warned of "consequences" if Kiev used the army
against civilians, Russia's news agency Itar-Tass reports.
Responding to reports that the Ukrainian army had moved to
retake the separatist stronghold of Slovianks in eastern
Ukraine, Putin said that "if Kiev's regime has really begun
using the army against civilians in the country, then this is
without a doubt a very serious crime against its population".
"The operation against the Ukrainian people will have
consequences for those taking these decisions in Kiev", Putin
concluded.
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