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U.S. television presenter Larry King has said that Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov described the Russian premier and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin as a man who is difficult to deal with.

On Monday in Kyiv, Larry King said that when he interviewed Azarov, the Ukrainian prime minister spoke openly about his relations with Putin, the upcoming elections in the United States, and expressed his views on former prime minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko.

The U.S. journalist said that Azarov described Putin as a man with whom it is very difficult to deal.

But Russia is very important for Ukraine, and they will have to get along, Larry King quoted Azarov as saying.