Putin: Russia May Invade Ukraine to Protect Locals


(Photo Credit: Alexei Druzhinin / Associated Press)

By Sergei L. Loiko

Russia may invade southeast Ukraine to protect the local population, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

Speaking live at his annual call-in show in a Moscow television studio, Putin implied he reserves the right to move Russian troops into the neighboring country on behalf of pro-Russian residents.

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