24 august, 2009 13:34  
 
 

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sent a telegram of greetings to Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day

 
 
 

The telegram reads, in part: 

"I hope a close collaboration of our governments will help us attain the practical goals of our bilateral cooperation and create a favourable environment for developing the entire range of relations between Russia and Ukraine."