Putin acknowledged the conflict with Ukraine and warned US about “global catastrophe”
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the United States that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine could lead “to global disasters and global conflicts.”
He said this, speaking at the plenary session of the forum “Arctic – territory of dialogue”.
“If we try by any means, especially such dangerous regional conflicts, someone to hold, this can lead to a global catastrophe and global conflicts,” Putin said.
“On the contrary, we should strive to resolve conflicts of any kind. Very much hope that our American partners will fall exactly on the path of cooperation”, – said the head of the Russian Federation.
“As for Ukraine. In those States or in other places that we know for sure that the worse the relations between Russia and Ukraine, the better for them because it weakens Russia, it does not turn the integration processes which would strengthen Russia, including in the economic sphere”, – Putin said.
Earlier, Putin said that said that is ready to meet with the head of the White house Donald trump during the Arctic summit.