The President of Russia Vladimir Putin in an interview given to "Россия-1" TV, mentioned that war with Ukraine is unlikely. "I hope this will never happen," – said the President.
Referring to the question of Crimea, Vladimir Putin called to respect the choice of the people. "The opinion of the people is the only supreme criterion of truth. Crimea was, and will remain Russian, Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar, Greek, and German. It will be home for all these people," – said Putin, rin.ru reports.