Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the desire of Western leaders to resume contacts with him to discuss the situation in Ukraine and pan-European issues.
He said this during a press conference following the CSTO summit in Astana. “We continue to have contacts, strange as it may seem, with many countries with which we have very difficult relations,” the president noted.
Putin stressed that he has not yet had direct contacts with Western leaders, but they are showing a desire to resume dialogue.
“Yes, I did not have direct contacts with the leaders of these countries, but I know that some of them show a desire to resume these contacts, to discuss current problems related to the events in Ukraine, bilaterally, in the pan-European context,” he added .
Putin stressed that he has not yet had direct contacts with Western leaders, but they are showing a desire to resume dialogue.
“Yes, I did not have direct contacts with the leaders of these countries, but I know that some of them show a desire to resume these contacts, to discuss current problems related to the events in Ukraine, bilaterally, in the pan-European context,” he added .
