Russian envoy to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya says Moscow remains "open to diplomacy" but stresses the need to defend separatist areas from what he dubbed Ukrainian aggression. "We remain open to diplomacy for a diplomatic solution. However, allowing a new bloodbath in the Donbass is something we do not intend to do.Russian envoy to the United Nations," he says. SOUNDBITE

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