Putin has 'serious concern' over Ukraine martial law

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed "serious concern" over Ukraine's decision to impose martial law, the Kremlin said in a statement Tuesday, after a confrontation at sea between the two countries. In a phone conversation with Chancellor Angela Merkel, Putin said he hoped the German leader could intervene to prevent Kiev from taking "reckless" actions. 

Putin "expressed a serious concern over Kiev's decision... to introduce martial law" and "hopes that Berlin could influence the Ukrainian authorities to dissuade them from further reckless acts," the Kremlin said. 
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