SOCHI, October 5 Russian President Vladimir Putin said that gas supplies from Russia go, including through Ukraine, the Russian Federation pays money for transit, the Ukrainian side calls Russia “is an aggressor, but money, apparently, does not smell.”
“Supplies (of gas — ed.) continue, including through the territory of Ukraine. We transit through the territory of Ukraine and pay money for this transit» , Putin said during a plenary session of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
According to him, Russia is open to cooperation, but Ukraine calls the country an “aggressor.”
“We hear that we They are aggressors, but apparently they don’t smell money. They receive money with pleasure. We behave openly. We are ready for cooperation. If they don’t want to, they don’t have to,” Putin noted.
Putin’s speech at the plenary meeting of the Valdai Club. Online report >>