The Russian president said the negotiations ran into a “deadlock” as Kiev reneged on what had been agreed upon Ukrainian presidential adviser Mikhail Podolyak on Tuesday accused Russia of putting pressure on the peace talks process through making “certain public statements.” The remarks came after Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted the talks had run into…

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The collapse of the Russian economy, as predicted in the West, failed to materialize, Putin points out Western forecasts about the collapse of the Russian economy as a result of sanctions that were issued in early spring have not come to pass, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.