Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is set to restore its European ties, severely affected by the crisis in Ukraine in recent months.
According to Press TV, Putin said at a Saturday meeting with Czech President Miloš Zeman in the capital Moscow “We are really hoping that we not only rebuild our relations with Europe generally, including with Eastern Europe and the Czech Republic, but also develop them further.”
He also added that it was the West, not Russia, which initiated cooling the relations with Moscow.
Zeman, in his turn, said the West’s anti-Russian sanctions will end in the near …read more
Source: Iran English Radio