Moscow, Feb 15 (UNI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that human rights have been systematically violated in Ukraine and discrimination against the Russian-speaking population is enshrined in the country’s laws.
“Human rights are violated massively and systematically in Ukraine, discrimination against the Russian-speaking population is perpetuated at the legislative level,” Putin told a briefing after talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
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The finance ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) on Monday said they are ready to collectively impose severe sanctions on Russia in the event of a military invasion by Russian troops into the territory of Ukraine.
