New York Post: #Putin’s contradictory #‘war and peace’ efforts http://t.co/5qkpInbf0h
— Kyiv Post (@KyivPost) June 22, 2014
Russian military drills "coincidentally" run till the end of next week when Ukrainian ceasefire goes finish line in East Ukraine.
— Ryskeldi Satke (@RyskeldiSatke) June 22, 2014
Agence France-Presse: #Ukraine president offers talks with #eastern rebels http://t.co/MglNh8In7S
— Kyiv Post (@KyivPost) June 22, 2014
Putin order for combat readiness came down to RUS troops in Chebarkul (Ural) amid RUS military buildup on UKR border http://t.co/Z6GetzLM5v
— Ryskeldi Satke (@RyskeldiSatke) June 22, 2014
New #Ukraine Foreign Minister Pavel Klimkin is a bit of a sex symbol in the Foreign Ministry acc. to a Facebook poll of female employees.
— Will Vernon (@BBCWillVernon) June 22, 2014
On June 22, #Russians commemorate those who lost their lives during WWII. #Putin laid his wreath at #Kiev memorial... pic.twitter.com/fv5kmAdYjI
— Ukraine Reporter (@StateOfUkraine) June 22, 2014
Apart from planning for Cold War II, Russ army has also been conjuring up a fluffy logo. Trouble is, seems familiar pic.twitter.com/Foy6JA6yVY
— Oliver Carroll (@olliecarroll) June 22, 2014
#Donetsk today. RT @ARothNYT: Novorossiya's new recruits pic.twitter.com/ZM3sWZkGb4
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) June 22, 2014
Okean Elzy concert was a hit! http://t.co/6FvFCkKsOA pic.twitter.com/bsAG4eZiHN
— Kyiv Post (@KyivPost) June 22, 2014
Appearing on the Rossiya 24 television channel today 22, Putin said fighting in Ukraine needs to stop.
But Putin said reconciliation in Ukraine is dependent on a "dialogue among the all the opposing factions" in order to find solutions that are acceptable to everyone, particularly people in southeastern Ukraine.
Putin said there was artillery fire overnight from Ukraine, some of which landed on Russian territory although he added it was not clear who was responsible.
Putin made his comments to reporters as he laid a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Kremlin.
June 22 is the anniversary of the start of World War Two in the Soviet Union as it marks the date Hitler's forces invaded the country in 1941.