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Sergei Lavrov urged not to wait for progress on the Minsk agreements
Russia’s foreign minister said Moscow does not expect any progress in implementing the Minsk agreements under the current Ukrainian president.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that no progress should be expected in the implementation of the Minsk accords under Ukraine’s presidency, Volodymyr Zelensky. He said it on Thursday, September 17, in an interview with the TV channel RTVI.
“I do not think that under the current Ukrainian government, as under the previous president, there will be any progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements, if only because President Zelensky himself, Deputy Prime Minister Reznikov, who is responsible for the work in the group contact on the settlement of the situation in Ukraine. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Kuleba, also talks about this, “said Lavrov.
He said that the Ukrainian authorities declare the necessity of the Minsk agreements to accuse Russia of non-compliance with them to continue with the EU and US sanctions.
“Yet such a perverted understanding of the essence of the Minsk accords, or rather an attempt to blame Russia for everything, even though Russia is never mentioned there, has penetrated deep into the minds of our European colleagues, including France. and Germany, “Lavrov said.
According to him, the Ukrainian side also considers residents of the territories not controlled by Kiev as terrorists, which also hampers the achievement of the agreements.
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Earlier, the head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group, Leonid Kravchuk, suggested bypassing the Minsk agreements.
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