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Russia’s EU Envoy: Kremlin Ready to Release Recording of Putin-Barroso Phone Conversation

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The administration of the Russian president is ready to release a recording of a telephone conversation between Vladimir Putin and European Commission President Jose Manuеl Barroso, Russia’s envoy to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said in a letter to Barroso on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, September 2 (RIA Novosti) – The administration of the Russian president is ready to release a recording of a telephone conversation between Vladimir Putin and European Commission President Jose Manuеl Barroso, Russia’s envoy to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said in a letter to Barroso on Tuesday.

“I am aware that the administration of the Russian President has both a written and audio recording of the telephone conversation in question and to clarify things is ready to release them if you do not inform [us] of your objections to the release in the next two days,” Chizov said.

Earlier on Tuesday, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said a quote about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s apparent ability “to take Kiev in two weeks,” by European Commission President Jose Manuеl Barroso earlier in the week, was taken out of context and had a completely different meaning.

Earlier this week, Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported that following Barroso’s telephone conversation with Putin, the European Commission president claimed that the Russian leader said he could take Ukraine in two weeks.

The Kremlin later responded that Putin’s words were misinterpreted and had a completely different meaning when used in context.

Moscow has repeatedly stated that it is not involved in Ukraine’s internal conflict, despite continuing Western accusations.

Russia has stressed that a comprehensive political dialogue is needed to resolve the crisis in Ukraine.

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