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Comments twitter facebook Sina Microblog reddit MOSCOW, April 16 -- The escalation of the conflict in Ukraine has brought the country tothe verge of civil war, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
Putin warned of the possibility during a late night telephone conversation with GermanChancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday, the Kremlin press service said Wednesday.
The two leaders "exchanged opinions about the anti-constitutional course of the incumbentKiev authorities towards the suppression by force of popular protests in southeasternUkraine," according to the press service.
Putin and Merkel accentuated the importance of the four-party negotiations betweenRussia, the European Union, the United States and Ukraine scheduled for Thursday,expressing the hope that the Geneva meeting could send a "strong message" to encourageevents to take a peaceful route, it added.
Meanwhile, Putin highlighted the importance of solving the problems of the Ukrainianeconomic stabilization and the provision of deliveries and transit of Russian natural gas toEurope, said the Kremlin.
A new wave of unrest erupted in eastern Ukraine over the weekend, as pro-Russiaactivists seized several government buildings in the cities of Donetsk, Lugansk andKharkov, demanding a referendum on autonomy and closer ties with Russia.
Ukraine accused Russia of being behind the unrest, but Moscow has firmly deniedinvolvement in Ukraine's domestic affairs.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday said Russia does not interfere inUkraine's internal affairs, which would contradict their interests.
（Editor：KongDefang、Yao Chun）
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