Russia has threatened to release a recording of a disputed phone conversation between Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, and José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, in which Barroso claims the Putin said “if I wanted I could take Kiev in two weeks”.
Putin disputes Barroso’s claim, which was made to European Union leaders at Saturday’s meeting of EU leaders (30 August).
Barroso’s claim was quoted by Italy’s La Republica newspaper on Monday. A Kremlin aid told journalists on Tuesday that the comment had been taken out of context. By the end of the day the Kremlin had written to Barroso …read more
Source: European Voice
