Putin explained why he did not congratulate Zelensky and does not communicate with him.

Russian President Vladimir Putin explained at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum why he did not congratulate Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on his victory in the elections, writes Snob.

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В the answer to the journalists' question about this, the head of state said: "He still calls Russia an enemy and an aggressor." Then Putin was asked about the absence of contacts with Zelensky, to which he replied that he himself did not refuse to meet, nobody offered them to him, пишет RBC.

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The Russian president also noted that he did not know Zelensky. He called the President of Ukraine a good actor, but, in his words, “it's one thing to play someone, and another thing to be someone.”

Putin and Zelensky:

Vladimir Zelensky won the presidential elections in Ukraine 21 April, his inauguration took place a month later. Then the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov said that Putin will not congratulate The new head of state will take office, but will congratulate him on his first successes in resolving the conflict in Donbas and normalizing Russian-Ukrainian relations.

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5 June Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov сказалthat the meeting of the presidents will take place when Kiev fulfills the agreements reached in the “Norman format”.

• Recall, Russian President Vladimir Putin 24 April signed a decree simplifying the procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship for residents of the occupied territories of Donetsk and Lugansk.
• According to the decree, they will be able to receive it within three months after submitting the application.
• Ukraine appealed to the UN Security Council in connection with the decision of the President of Russia, and also informed the Council of Europe. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine called on Ukraine’s international partners to strengthen sanctions against the Russian Federation.
• Zelensky reacted and stated that he would not advise the Russian authorities to waste time trying to tempt citizens of Ukraine with passports of the Russian Federation. At the same time, Zelensky promised that someone should soon become “very uncomfortable” in Ukraine because of criminal prosecution for corruption crimes.

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