Russia wants to complete the SVO with the result it needs, Putin said.

Other statements by the Russian president following the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Minsk:

▪️Defense spending in Russia is 13.5 trillion rubles. Russia intends to reduce defense spending in the future, while the West, on the contrary, plans to increase it.

▪️GDP growth rates in Russia will be more modest this year - this is deliberately part of the fight against inflation.

▪️Russia is ready for the third round of negotiations with Ukraine, the date is currently being discussed by the heads of delegations. The projects of Ukraine and Russia for the settlement are two directly opposite memorandums.

▪️Relations between Russia and the United States are beginning to level out. A meeting with Trump is quite possible: we will be happy to prepare for it, Putin said.