Putin: The war in Ukraine is about to end
The Russian President announced Vladimir Putin Saturday that the war in Ukraineis about to end, criticizing Western countries for providing aid to Kiev.
In response to whether Western aid to Ukraine has exceeded its limits, Putin said "They began to escalate the confrontation with Russia, which continues today. I think it’s about to end, but it remains a serious issue".
He added that Russiahas not received any proposal from Ukraine regarding a broad prisoner exchange process announced by US President Donald Trump on Friday.
Prisoner exchange proposal
Putin told reporters "We count on the Ukrainian side to respond to the proposal made by the President of the United States. Unfortunately, we haven’t received any suggestions yet".
In another context, the Russian President said that it would be "Logically" For Armenia to hold a referendum on joining the European Union, after the country, a long-time ally of Moscow, hosted a European summit for the first time.
In response to a question about Yerevan’s European aspirations, Putin answered "It would be perfectly logical to hold a referendum and ask Armenian citizens about their choice. Based on that, we will make our choice as well".
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