Russia, Ukraine should build reliable relations – Yanukovych | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire: “Ukraine and Russia should build reliable and confident relations based on strategic partnership, President Viktor Yanukovych said Thursday.
‘I am convinced that partners always come to an agreement,’ Yanukovych said in an interview on the Rossiya 24 TV news channel, adding that he hoped to reach agreement with Russia on all natural gas-related issues.
The new Ukrainian president said ‘the traditional issues of relations between Russia and Ukraine, including gas supplies to Ukraine, gas transit to Europe and the reliability of these supplies’ will be touched upon during his one-day visit to the Russian capital on Friday for talks with President Dmitry Medvedev.”