Mariupol, Ukraine (CNN) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that he wants a delay in a referendum on whether certain eastern Ukrainian residents want sovereignty from Kiev and that presidential elections scheduled for this month are "a step in the right direction." But he said that the planned May 25 presidential vote Kiev wants to hold would "not solve anything unless all of Ukraine's people first understand how their rights will be guaranteed" once the election has taken place. The comments, according to a transcript published by the Kremlin, came after Putin met with the chairman of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
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Ukraine's acting PM dismisses Putin's call to postpone a referendum
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The United States worries Putin will landlock Ukraine, sources say
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NATO has "no indication" that Russia moved troops from Ukraine border, source says
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Putin earlier said Russian forces are "now not on the Ukrainian border"
"But if terrorists and separatists supported by @placeholder got an order to postpone something that doesn't exist, then this is an internal matter," he said.