<p>Moscow: Russian President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/vladimir-putin">Vladimir Putin</a> did not ask Russian businessmen to donate to fund the Ukraine war at a closed-door meeting on March 26, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday in response to a report by The Bell online media outlet, which cited unnamed sources.</p><p>He added that one of the businessmen at the meeting proposed donating money to the state, and Putin welcomed this initiative.</p>
<p>Moscow: Russian President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/vladimir-putin">Vladimir Putin</a> did not ask Russian businessmen to donate to fund the Ukraine war at a closed-door meeting on March 26, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday in response to a report by The Bell online media outlet, which cited unnamed sources.</p><p>He added that one of the businessmen at the meeting proposed donating money to the state, and Putin welcomed this initiative.</p>