Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that only "morons" would suggest that the resource-rich but remote and sparsely-populated Far East territories exist only to drain money and can be discarded.
UMmongameli wase-Russia u-Vladimir Putin wagcizelela ukuthi "izilima" kuphela ezingathi izindawo zase-Far East ezinothile ngemithombo kodwa zikude futhi abantu behlala ngokugqagqana khona, zikhonela kuphela ukumoma imali futhi azilahlwe.