The mystery has deepened over the fate of the commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, who Ukraine claimed it had killed in a missile strike on the Russian naval headquarters in Crimea last Friday.
A television station run by Russia's Defense Ministry published a second video Wednesday in which Admiral Viktor Sokolov was alive although it's uncertain when the interview was filmed.
CNBC has asked the Kremlin and Russian defense ministry for further comment and is awaiting a response.
In other news, Belarus again ruled out participating in the war in Ukraine alongside Russia, with its top diplomat insisting that a political and diplomatic solution is the only way to end the conflict.
Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleynik was asked by the Associated Press whether he foresees a situation in which Belarus could take part in the war.
"My answer is no," Aleynik said, adding that Russia's longstanding ally Belarus has always supported peace in its neighboring country and will continue "to do everything in our power" to achieve it.