Russia hits out at West over threats of sanctions on Putin
The Hindu
Kremlin says this will hurt efforts to lower Ukraine tensions.
Russia hit back on Wednesday at U.S. threats of direct sanctions against President Vladimir Putin, saying moves against the Russian leader would be ineffective and hurt efforts to lower tensions over Ukraine.
Officials from France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine were set for talks in Paris on Wednesday in the latest bid to ease a crisis.
The West has warned Russia of severe consequences if it does invade Ukraine, and on Tuesday, Washington said there could be sanctions personally targeting Putin.
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