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The Russian government realizes that it will have to pay a heavy price for the aggression against Ukraine and the occupation of Crimea and Donbas.
The British Ambassador to Ukraine, Melinda Simmons, reported on this in an interview with “Interfax-Ukraine” published on Tuesday, October 20.
The diplomat stressed that “Russia needs to show that the international community supports its obligations.”
“Most importantly, Russia understands that there is a very high price that it will have to pay for continuing this conflict. And one component of that high price is sanctions. This is a clear and strong signal,” Simmons said.
He stressed that the Russian Federation is obliged to abide by the terms of the “Minsk Accords”, but it does not.
“Of course, there is much debate when the Ukrainian administration is trying to implement peace initiatives. But they are trying to move forward and do what is required of them in this agreement. But there will be no success here until Russia does the same,” he said . diplomatic.
He pointed out that Russia only needs to do one thing: leave Donbass and return Crimea to Ukraine.
As OBOZREVATEL wrote, on the eve of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that the main priorities for him are the establishment of peace in Donbass and the liberation of Crimea from occupation.
