Ukraine tensions: US trying to draw Russia into war, Putin says

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has accused the US of trying to draw his country into a war in Ukraine.

He said America's goal was to use a confrontation as a pretext to impose more sanctions on Russia.

Mr Putin also said the US was ignoring Russia's concerns about the European expansion of Nato - the Western military alliance.

The US and its allies accuse Russia of planning to invade Ukraine, something Russia has repeatedly denied.