Putin threatens Kyiv to resolve issue of Ukrainian statehood

The current leadership of Kyiv must understand that if it continues in the same spirit, then the issue of the future of Ukrainian statehood will arise, Report informs, citing RIA Novosti that Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.

“People, who don’t want to understand this, especially from among the current leadership [of Kyiv], must understand that if they continue to do what they are doing, they are calling into question the future of the Ukrainian statehood. And if this happens, it will be entirely and completely on their conscience," Putin said in Khimki during a meeting with women of the flight crews of Russian airlines.