ULAN-BATOR. Sept 3 (Interfax) - It is hoped that the Ukrainian authorities will support the progress which has emerged in bilateral relations with Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in Ulan-Bator on Wednesday.
"I count a lot that the Ukrainian authorities will support the progress emerging in the bilateral relations," Putin said.
Kyiv should use the work of the contact group "for a final settlement of the situation in south-eastern Ukraine," the Russian president said.