The Russian president said that Russia was acting 'exclusively in response to unfriendly actions.'
has said that Russia has no"ill intentions" towards Ukraine, hours after Russian forces had seized Europe's biggest nuclear power plant.
As he spoke to mark a new ferry that would travel between its exclave of Kaliningrad and the rest of Russia, Putin also appeared to brush off the impact of sanctions imposed on his country. Foreign ministers gathered in Brussels on Friday to discuss what measures to take against Russia as it continues its aggression in Ukraine.
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