Russian President Vladimir Putin explained the US Secretary of state John Kerry position of the capital of Russia on the deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine, said the assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov.

Putin and Kerry met Tuesday in Sochi, their conversation, which was also attended by the Head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. V. Lavrov, lasted about 4 hours.

"the Manager explained how we relate, this topic was also discussed (deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine - ed.)," Ushakov told reporters following the meeting, Putin, Kerry and Lavrov.

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