article_snippet: But this was the worst-case scenario, Russian President Vladimir Putin added, in the documentary broadcast on state-run channel Rossiya One.
article_snippet: this wasn't known when the interview was originally taped.
article_snippet: this aired even as speculation mounted about Russian President Vladimir Putin's health, following an absence of several days from the public stage.
article_snippet: He reappeared in public Monday.
article_snippet: CNN's Alla Eshchenko and Emma Burrows reported from Moscow, while Laura Smith-Spark wrote from London.
highlights_snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin was interviewed for a documentary on Crimea shown on Russian state TV .
  