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If there is no progress in the negotiation process to resolve the situation in Donbass before the end of the year, Ukraine may propose to tighten sanctions against Russia, in particular, disconnecting it from the international payment system.
The head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group said that Leonid Kravchuk on the air of the program “Ukraine with Tigran Martirosyan” on the TV channel “Ukraine 24”.
“These can be sanctions, which are called an international payment system. We will ask for it and demand it,” he said in response to a question about what plan “B” for Donbass.
According to Kravchuk, Ukraine remains committed to the diplomatic solution of the problem and will not “demand war, because this is not part of the philosophy of a democratic Ukraine.
So, if the Kremlin does not want to negotiate diplomatically, it is necessary to restore the territorial integrity of Ukraine through joint pressure from the world community and Kiev, said Ukraine’s first president. “We will find the forms of pressure,” he added.
Kravchuk also recalled that in 2020, a document on a the silent mode in Donbass, “which is not perfect, but respected.” “But no further concrete steps have been taken towards peace,” declared the head of the Ukrainian delegation to the TCG.
He pointed out that as long as there are foreign troops in the occupied Donbass territories, no elections can be held there; first it is necessary to create the conditions for it. Furthermore, Kravchuk believes that martial law “in no way” will help win the war in Donbass.
Note, the most popular payment systems, both in Ukraine and in Russia, today are precisely the international systems Visa and Mastercard. Most bank cards and checking accounts are focused on one of them. Almost all banks in the world are connected to these two systems and operate on the basis of the rules established by them.
As OBOZREVATEL previously reported, Kravchuk said that the NSDC is developing a plan “B” for Donbass. According to him, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to wait until December 9, the anniversary of the Normandy meeting, to analyze the situation.
