ST. PETERSBURG, June 5. /TASS/. During a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russian President Vladimir Putin "responded" to a recent so-called open letter from Vladimir Zelensky with an address to Russian troops on the front lines, concluding his response with the words "Keep working, brothers!"
The West’s short-sighted sanctions policy is working in Russia’s favor, the president noted.
TASS has compiled the Russian leader’s key statements.
Vladimir Zelensky’s rude letter can be seen as creating conditions that preclude a face-to-face meeting: "And this letter does indeed contain elements of rudeness. What is this? Is this a way to create conditions for face-to-face meetings and talks? Or is it creating a situation in which it is actually impossible to hold any face-to-face meetings at all?"
Kiev has deemed it possible to move to a public debate, which is "not quite right, or completely wrong."
