Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2014 (SPIEF 2014) in St. Petersburg May 23, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin
Putin Warns Of Civil War In Ukraine As Election Looms -- CNN
Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Friday of a "dangerous civil war" in Ukraine as fresh violence erupted ahead of this weekend's presidential election.
Putin, addressing an international economic forum in St. Petersburg, said the chaos was the result of a "state coup" in Ukraine "with support of the West, the United States."
Former Soviet states must guard against wider destabilization, he said.
He also defended Russia's recent annexation of Crimea, which was condemned as illegitimate by Kiev and the West.
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