٠٠:٠٦:٠٠President of Russia Vladimir Putin claimed that Ukraine had surpassed Moldova as the poorest country in Europe, while speaking at the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit in Bishkek on Friday.
"I don't quite understand what advantage Moldova has on other development paths, bearing in mind that it is the poorest country in Europe, recently it was the poorest. It has yielded this palm to Ukraine: now Ukraine is the poorest in terms of income and all other indicators," he said.
Vladimir Putin remarked that Moldova, regardless of its public statements, hadn’t stopped receiving natural gas from Russia.
"Recently we heard that Moldova has refused Russian gas, just as an example. So, it turns out, it did not refuse, it is still receiving it. And where can one get it?" said the Russian leader.
Addressing the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Putin stated that he didn’t ‘see any problems that could prevent the conclusion of a peace treaty’ between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The long-running conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of what Azerbaijan called a 'counter-terrorist operation' in the region. On the same day, Moscow called on the parties to the conflict to declare a ceasefire and start negotiations.
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of 'systematic shelling of its army positions' and announced 'anti-terrorist measures of a local nature' in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated that the only way to achieve peace in the region was 'unconditional and complete withdrawal of the Armenian Armed Forces from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and dissolution of the so-called regime'.
For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that there were no Armenian Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Armenian Foreign Ministry called the events a 'large-scale aggression'.
The following day, the Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed NKR (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) said that its authorities had decided to lay down arms for a ceasefire from 13:00 local time (09:00 GMT). Baku also announced the suspension of its 'anti-terrorist measures'.
Nagorno-Karabakh - formerly an autonomous region of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, with a predominantly ethnic Armenian population - broke away from Azerbaijan in the final years of the USSR, establishing a self-proclaimed, independent but internationally-unrecognised entity.
Baku claims sovereignty over the territory, and after a major war in 2020 regained control over large parts of the region. In May 2023, the Yerevan government recognised Azerbaijan’s claim to the territory but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.
In Europe, 'Ukraine is the poorest in terms of income' - Putin
President of Russia Vladimir Putin claimed that Ukraine had surpassed Moldova as the poorest country in Europe, while speaking at the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit in Bishkek on Friday.
"I don't quite understand what advantage Moldova has on other development paths, bearing in mind that it is the poorest country in Europe, recently it was the poorest. It has yielded this palm to Ukraine: now Ukraine is the poorest in terms of income and all other indicators," he said.
Vladimir Putin remarked that Moldova, regardless of its public statements, hadn’t stopped receiving natural gas from Russia.
"Recently we heard that Moldova has refused Russian gas, just as an example. So, it turns out, it did not refuse, it is still receiving it. And where can one get it?" said the Russian leader.
Addressing the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Putin stated that he didn’t ‘see any problems that could prevent the conclusion of a peace treaty’ between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The long-running conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of what Azerbaijan called a 'counter-terrorist operation' in the region. On the same day, Moscow called on the parties to the conflict to declare a ceasefire and start negotiations.
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of 'systematic shelling of its army positions' and announced 'anti-terrorist measures of a local nature' in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated that the only way to achieve peace in the region was 'unconditional and complete withdrawal of the Armenian Armed Forces from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and dissolution of the so-called regime'.
For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that there were no Armenian Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Armenian Foreign Ministry called the events a 'large-scale aggression'.
The following day, the Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed NKR (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) said that its authorities had decided to lay down arms for a ceasefire from 13:00 local time (09:00 GMT). Baku also announced the suspension of its 'anti-terrorist measures'.
Nagorno-Karabakh - formerly an autonomous region of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, with a predominantly ethnic Armenian population - broke away from Azerbaijan in the final years of the USSR, establishing a self-proclaimed, independent but internationally-unrecognised entity.
Baku claims sovereignty over the territory, and after a major war in 2020 regained control over large parts of the region. In May 2023, the Yerevan government recognised Azerbaijan’s claim to the territory but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin claimed that Ukraine had surpassed Moldova as the poorest country in Europe, while speaking at the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit in Bishkek on Friday.
"I don't quite understand what advantage Moldova has on other development paths, bearing in mind that it is the poorest country in Europe, recently it was the poorest. It has yielded this palm to Ukraine: now Ukraine is the poorest in terms of income and all other indicators," he said.
Vladimir Putin remarked that Moldova, regardless of its public statements, hadn’t stopped receiving natural gas from Russia.
"Recently we heard that Moldova has refused Russian gas, just as an example. So, it turns out, it did not refuse, it is still receiving it. And where can one get it?" said the Russian leader.
Addressing the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Putin stated that he didn’t ‘see any problems that could prevent the conclusion of a peace treaty’ between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The long-running conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of what Azerbaijan called a 'counter-terrorist operation' in the region. On the same day, Moscow called on the parties to the conflict to declare a ceasefire and start negotiations.
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of 'systematic shelling of its army positions' and announced 'anti-terrorist measures of a local nature' in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated that the only way to achieve peace in the region was 'unconditional and complete withdrawal of the Armenian Armed Forces from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and dissolution of the so-called regime'.
For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that there were no Armenian Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Armenian Foreign Ministry called the events a 'large-scale aggression'.
The following day, the Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed NKR (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) said that its authorities had decided to lay down arms for a ceasefire from 13:00 local time (09:00 GMT). Baku also announced the suspension of its 'anti-terrorist measures'.
Nagorno-Karabakh - formerly an autonomous region of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, with a predominantly ethnic Armenian population - broke away from Azerbaijan in the final years of the USSR, establishing a self-proclaimed, independent but internationally-unrecognised entity.
Baku claims sovereignty over the territory, and after a major war in 2020 regained control over large parts of the region. In May 2023, the Yerevan government recognised Azerbaijan’s claim to the territory but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.