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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said the Russian Federation is always waiting for the moment when it can “solve the problems on its own terms.”
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba saying On December 24, on the air of channel Ukraine 24, why Russia is delaying the resolution of problems and the implementation of agreements within the framework of the Minsk agreements.
“Russians are always waiting for such conditions and circumstances in which they can solve problems on their own terms. If they see that time has come, they move forward and become more constructive. If they see that the time is not like that and the decision may be in Ukraine conditions or in a balanced version, then they put everything on hold. This may be a different combination of factors, “said the minister.
According to Kuleba, Russia takes an opportunistic approach (pursuing their interests) in negotiations.
“I must admit that they have an advantage: the leaders change in all countries, but not in Russia. In negotiations, this is an advantage, as the approach remains unchanged. For us, this is a disadvantage, but they can sit without cease and wait for what is beneficial to them. ” moment “, – added Kuleba.
He also noted that Russia has sufficient influence to maintain the current status quo in Donbass, but “lacks influence to resolve the situation in its own interests.”
In 2014, immediately after the annexation of Crimea, Russia launched an armed aggression in eastern Ukraine. The fighting is between the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the one hand, and the Russian army and the Russian-backed militants who control parts of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, on the other. The Russian Federation does not officially recognize its invasion of Ukraine, despite the facts and evidence presented by Ukraine.
On July 22, 2020, the Trilateral Contact Group agreed to a full and complete ceasefire in Donbas starting at midnight on July 27. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that the Joint Forces in Donbass would respond to enemy bombardments even after the ceasefire went into effect.
The Ukrainian side regularly reports on cases of violations of the ceasefire by militants.
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