Obama: U.S. has expressed interest in economic growth in Russia and Ukraine
Washington has expressed interest in economic growth and stability in the Russian Federation and Ukraine, said on Thursday the U.S. leader Barack Obama.
Russian President centuries Putin on Thursday called the difficult economic situation in the Russian Federation retribution for attempting to hold sovereign policy and subjected accused the West of trying to " put the bear (Russia) on the chain ". Penalties were imposed because of the annexation of Crimea to Russia and Western accusations that the Russian Federation supports the East-Ukrainian militia, and was superimposed on the dive drop in oil prices (the main export goods of Russia). In Ukraine there is a full-scale political and economic crisis.
" As I have said many times, our goal is to achieve a diplomatic solution, long-term conflict resolution (Donbass), which will help to promote economic growth and stability in Ukraine and in the field, and among them the Russian Federation", " Obama said.
in this context, we do not stop to call on the leadership of Russia to implement the Minsk agreement (settlement in the East of Ukraine) and to achieve long-term, comprehensive resolution of the conflict, which would respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, " continued the head of the United States.