Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an end to the crisis in Ukraine. The crisis has been caused by the rise of anti-Russian forces in the east of the country.
Putin has also called for the end of Russia's involvement in the Syrian conflict. The conflict has been raging since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Russia has been involved in a series of conflicts with the West since the 1990s, including the invasion of Afghanistan in the early 1990s. Russia is also involved in the conflict in the Crimea, which has claimed the lives of thousands of people.