Putin says willing to consider setting up sanitary cordon in Ukraine if attacks on Russian territory continue

ST. PETERSBURG. June 16 (Interfax) - Russia will consider creating a sanitary cordon in Ukraine if attacks on adjacent Russian territories continue, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

"If attacks on our adjacent territories continue, we will consider setting up a sanitary cordon on Ukrainian territory," Putin said during a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday.