Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intense international working contacts of late are tied to the challenging geopolitical situation and the intention to actively develop bilateral relations, Acting Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
"The geopolitical situation is rather uneasy in general. Russia has been actively developing bilateral relations with its partners and searching for mutually beneficial relations based on the principles of respecting the interests of each other and all countries which are ready to follow this formula," TASS cited Peskov as saying.
According to the spokesman, Putin has stated many times that he "backs this kind of relations, which first and foremost have the goal of creating favorable environment for fulfilling our domestic economic and social plans."
