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Putin Sure Russia, Ukraine Will Find Understanding, Will Never Part

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he is sure that Russia and Ukraine will be able to find understanding in their interstate relations.

MOSCOW, April 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he is sure that Russia and Ukraine will be able to find understanding in their interstate relations.

“We are all under the oppression of certain emotions, but if we love one another and respect each other, then we must find a way to understand each other. I think that within a family it’s easier to do than between governments, but even within government relations, I’m sure, that we’ll find mutual understanding with Ukraine and that we will never part,” Putin said during a live Q&A session with the public.

Today's talks in Geneva, attended by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, US Secretary of State John Kerry, Ukraine’s acting Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, are part of the diplomatic effort to resolve the ongoing crisis in eastern Ukraine.

Russia insists on a deep and transparent constitutional reform in Ukraine involving all political and regional forces, especially in light of the pro-federalization rallies which have intensified in the eastern regions.

Moscow has called on the Kiev authorities to respect the interests of all ethnic groups in the country and acknowledge that Russians have the same rights as Ukrainians, in particular, the right to use their language, which faces a ban in Ukraine.

Eastern Ukraine, which has a large proportion of Russian speakers, has been swept by rallies supporting federalization since last month.

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