In the South-East of Ukraine there are almost no Russian military experts or military units, announced the President of Russia Vladimir Putin. He inter alia did not recognize the assumption that Moscow has some plans to Annex or to destabilize the South-East of Ukraine. "No Russian military units or military instructors in the South-East of Ukraine was not", - stressed the head of Russian state in an interview with French TV channel TF1 and radio stations Europe1 before his visit to Normandy to participate in festive events on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the landing of the allies. Putin also announced that "the current Ukrainian authorities need to establish a conversation with the native population, and not with weapons, tanks, planes, and with the help of the negotiation process". According to the version of the Russian leader, the Ukrainian crisis cannot be a new round of the cold war. "In-1-x, we hope, do not enter any of the latest phase of the cold war, " he said. - And I insist on the fact that people, wherever they lived, have specific rights and should be able to protect them. Only in this case". Putin also emphasized that Russia is ready for dialogue with US in thinking this way is the best method of achieving mutual understanding. "I have no reason to believe that South American President does not want to talk with the President of the Russian Federation, but, ultimately, it's his choice to lead the local media of his word. I am always ready to talk and think that the conversation is the best method to build bridges. To this day we called up to him, he talked. However, the Russian President stressed that Washington continues to operate in the foreign policy arena highly hostile way. "It is known that the most hostile, the aggressive policy in the protection of its interests - as you know, the South American heads, - are specifically USD, with every year, " said the head of the Russian state. - Our troops abroad in fact, the South American same troops are present everywhere, everywhere in the world South American military bases, and everywhere they take part in solving the fate of other Nations, being thousands of miles from their own borders".