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The Russian Foreign Ministry said that it is driving the settlement in Donbass into a dead end
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Ukraine is trying to circumvent the requirements of the Minsk agreements, “including by declaring the Russian Federation a party to the conflict,” Moscow said.
The settlement of the conflict in eastern Ukraine is driven into a dead end by ascribing a commitment to the Minsk agreements to Moscow. This was stated by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrei Rudenko, writes Kommersant January 2.
Moscow is ready to work with the United States on Ukraine in any format with the understanding that there is no alternative to the Minsk agreements, he stressed. According to the Russian diplomat, Washington has repeatedly indicated the need to grant Donbass a special status to resolve the conflict.
“The question remains how to move towards full implementation of the Minsk agreements supported by Washington against the background of Ukraine’s categorical refusal to implement their other cornerstone position – maintaining a direct dialogue between Kiev and Donetsk and Lugansk,” he said.
Rudenko says that Ukraine is trying to circumvent the requirements of the Minsk agreements, “including by declaring Russia a party to the conflict.”
“Ascribing to her (Russia – ed.) Certain obligations under the Minsk agreements, which were not stipulated by them in any way, drive the situation even more into a dead end,” the diplomat said.
Speaking about the possibility of resuming bilateral consultations between Russia and the United States on Ukraine, Rudenko noted that “this issue should be addressed primarily to American partners.”
“For our part, we are ready to cooperate in any format … Of course, on the understanding that the participation of the American side will indeed have a positive” added value, “the deputy minister said.
Earlier, the Kremlin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to discuss bilateral relations with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky, but communicate with him as a party to the conflict in Donbass there will be.
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