Moscow (ST): Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that the Russian military operation in Ukraine will continue until the desired goals are achieved, indicating that his country will fulfill all its economic obligations towards foreign partner countries.
The Russian presidency said in a statement today: Putin made clear during a telephone conversation with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko that the military operation in Ukraine is being implemented according to the plan and will continue until the desired goals are achieved.
The statement indicated that the two presidents discussed some issues related to the second round of talks between representatives of Russia and Ukraine, which took place yesterday in Belarus and agreed on further contacts.
In a related context, the Russian President called on neighboring countries not to escalate relations or offend Russia, pointing out that his country responds only to the negative actions of other countries against it.
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