Russia and Ukraine are doomed to a future together, says the head of Vladimir Putin.
"Whatever happens, in the end, the Russian Federation and Ukraine nevertheless doomed to a shared future ", - Putin said at a plenary meeting of the St. Petersburg international economic forum. According to the President, with all the complexities of today " Russians and Ukrainians are one people, one ethnic group, in any case ", with its originality, cultural characteristics, with a common history, culture and spiritual roots." From the beginning we believed, and we believe That Ukraine can on their own choices and civilization, and political, and on economic, whatever "- he said, reports RIA " Novosti "." If you're asking What We expect in political terms - We expect full trust and equal dialogue ", - said Putin. Leader Vladimir Putin in the process of a straight line April 16, stated That he believes the Russians and Ukrainians are one people, noting That Moscow will seek to restore relations with Kiev.
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