ST PETERSBURG, Russia, May 24 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Russia will respect the choice of the Ukrainian people in Sunday's presidential election and Moscow will work with the country's new authorities.
"By all means, we will respect the choice of the Ukrainian people and will be working with authorities formed on the basis of this election," Putin told a group of foreign journalists on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.
(Reporting by Paul Ingrassia and Alexei Anishchuk; Writing by Lidia Kelly)
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