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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov again said, in remarks about Sunday's presidential polls in Ukraine, that Moscow respects the choice of the Ukrainian people.

“This position was earlier formulated by the president and it remains
unchanged. No new elements have emerged so far,” Peskov said
on May, 26.

President Vladimir Putin said at the end of last week that Russia
would respect the outcome of the presidential elections in Ukraine.