Putin: Russian-Ukrainian relations should be restored ‘the sooner, the better’
Russian-Ukrainian relations should be restored sooner or later, and the sooner this happens, the better, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum on Friday, TASS reported.
"I believe the situation, which we are facing today, is absolutely abnormal and unnatural. Sooner or later, and it’s better if this happens soon, the sooner, the better, we will restore our relations with Ukraine in a full-fledged format," Putin said.
The Russian leader is also hopeful that a Ukrainian president will once attend the EEF or the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).