Putin calls Ukraine’s threats against aviation “state terrorism”

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine’s threats against civilian aviation are complicating the prospects for bilateral peace negotiations.

He made the statement at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum.

Putin characterized attacks on civilian aircraft as a manifestation of “state terrorism.”

“We have just heard about threats of attacks on civilian aircraft — this is, of course, a manifestation of state terrorism. And this complicates, it certainly complicates, the prospects for bilateral peace negotiations,” he said.