Ukrainian FM optimistic about country's ties with Russia | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire: “Ukrainian Foreign Minister Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday he is optimistic about the development of his country’s relations with Russia.
‘I think totally new opportunities open in relations with the Russian Federation. I will have important talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday,’ Poroshenko said at a meeting of the American Commerce Chamber in Ukraine on Tuesday.
He said the talks will be held in London on the sidelines of a conference on Afghanistan.
Poroshenko said that although bilateral ties are overshadowed by certain differences, problems can be resolved through dialogue.
Russia’s new ambassador to Ukraine, Mikhail Zurabov, arrived in Kiev on Monday and presented his credentials to Poroshenko.”