Vladimir Putin said that he did not respond to Petro Poroshenko's attempts to talk on the phone, because he did not want to participate in his "simple combinations".
Source: RIA Novosti
So the Russian leader answered a question of journalists why in Moscow didn't agree to communicate to the Ukrainian President.
"It's not that I just shy away and do not want to talk with Peter Alekseevich <...>. The fact is that I do not want to take part in his election campaign," Putin explained.
According to him, Poroshenko skillfully creates crisis and provocative situations and immediately shifts the responsibility for what he has done to Russia, and then "wants to immediately demonstrate that he successfully solves the problems."
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Poroshenko introduced martial law
Than it threatens Russia and Ukrainians?
On the morning of 25 November, the ships of naval forces of Ukraine "Berdyansk", "Nikopol" and "Yana Kapu" violated the state border of Russia for several hours performing dangerous maneuvers, ignoring the legitimate demands of the Russian authorities.
As a result, it was decided to detain violators. Three Ukrainian sailors were slightly injured. In total on Board of the detained ships there were 24 military, including the staff of SBU. They were subsequently arrested on charges of trespassing.
After that, Kiev accused Moscow of aggression. The authorities of the country imposed martial law on the territory of ten regions. This regime allows for the temporary restriction of the constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens, including the right to participate in elections.
Vladimir Putin called the incident a pre-planned provocation, which is associated with a low rating of Petro Poroshenko on the eve of the presidential elections.