18 Dec 2014 13:11

Economic blockade of eastern Ukraine harms Ukraine's statehood, people of Ukraine - Putin

MOSCOW. Dec 18 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin believes the attempts made by Kyiv to resolve the regional crisis by imposing an economic blockade on the south-eastern regions of the country are absolutely harmful and have no prospects.

"I believe that this way holds absolutely no prospects and is harmful to Ukraine's statehood and the people of Ukraine," Putin said at an annual press conference on Thursday.