Putin may touch on possible implications of Russian diplomats' expulsion from Moldova at brief meeting with Dodon - Ushakov

MOSCOW. May 31 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin may raise the issue of consequences that the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Moldova may have at a brief meeting with leader of this country Igor Dodon on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said.

"A brief meeting will be held, at which, I believe, the president will emphasize what implications such thoughtless steps may have," he told reporters, when asked whether Putin is willing to discuss with his Moldovan counterpart the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Moldova.