Putin said Russia was worried about the military development of Ukraine

The transcript was published on the Kremlin website.

“We see that the military development of this territory (Ukraine. - RT) begins.

That's what worries us.

I have already spoken about this many times.

I think that our concerns, in the end, will be heard by those who do it, ”the President said.

At the same time, Putin noted that “Ukraine is not doing this,” but its territory and people are used in this way.

“And I very much hope that our concerns will be taken seriously,” Putin said.

The Russian President answered questions about his article on Ukrainian issues.

On July 12, the Russian president published an article "On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians," in which, in particular, he stated that Russia has never been and will never be "anti-Ukraine."

He also called the emergence of a “wall” between the two countries in recent years as a common misfortune and tragedy, and spoke about the losses of Ukraine due to the severance of economic ties with Russia.