Putin, Yanukovych to discuss ties at Sochi Olympics
6 Feb 2014 12:57 AM GMT
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych will discuss the political crisis in Kiev when the two meet on the sidelines of the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi on Friday, the Kremlin said.
‘He will indeed be there and they will indeed meet,’ Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. ‘They will discuss bilateral ties.’ Earlier this week Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara said Yanukovych planned to travel to Sochi for the start of the Games. Yanukovych, who was set to meet EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton today, has been battling two months of protests against his rule and has accepted the resignation of his prime minister and the entire cabinet in a key concession to the opposition.
‘He will indeed be there and they will indeed meet,’ Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. ‘They will discuss bilateral ties.’ Earlier this week Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara said Yanukovych planned to travel to Sochi for the start of the Games. Yanukovych, who was set to meet EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton today, has been battling two months of protests against his rule and has accepted the resignation of his prime minister and the entire cabinet in a key concession to the opposition.
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