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Putin: Moscow, Kyiv did not discuss Ukraine's accession to Customs Union

Moscow and Kyiv did not discuss the idea of Ukraine's accession to the Customs Union at a meeting of the Ukrainian- Russian interstate commission on Tuesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said this at a press conference after talks with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in Moscow on Tuesday, Ukrinform reported.

"I'd like to calm everyone down that we didn't even discuss Ukraine's accession to the Customs Union today," Putin said.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said earlier that documents on Ukraine's accession to the Customs Union would not be considered at a meeting of the Ukrainian-Russian interstate commission in Moscow on December 17.