Saturday, July 24, 2010

Putin arrives in Ukraine for talks with Yanukovych


Sevastopol, July 24 (RIA Novosti). Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in Ukraine for talks with President Viktor Yanukovych on Saturday. Putin and Yanukovych will discuss "current issues of Russian-Ukrainian cooperation and other questions of bilateral interest," according to the Russian government's press service. Yanukovych met with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on Friday. Russia-Ukraine ties have strengthened significantly since Yanukovych replaced pro-Western Viktor Yushchenko as president in late February.

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