MOSCOW, 15 Sep. Kiev categorically refuses to return to face-to-face negotiations on Donbass in Minsk, said on Wednesday the permanent representative of the Russian Federation in the contact group Boris Gryzlov. The negotiations of the contact group on Donbass were held on Wednesday in the format of a video conference. refused to return to work in Minsk, «Gryzlov told reporters following the meeting of the contact group. He recalled that before the COVID-19 pandemic, Minsk met the requirements to ensure the full participation of all parties in the Minsk format.
The Rada predicted a civil war for Ukraine «During the meeting, representatives of Donbass again proposed to the Kiev delegation to start agreeing on a draft Roadmap for a comprehensive political settlement of the conflict in accordance with the Minsk agreements. The exchange of views showed that the Ukrainian side, as before, continues to hide from Donetsk and Lugansk its position on a political settlement, «- said Gryzlov.» Representatives of Kiev once again refused to work with Donbass on humanitarian issues, instead trying to dictate the composition of the delegations of Donetsk and Lugansk. Thus, the dialogue on the release of detainees and the opening of the checkpoint on line of contact, «- he said.» The participants of the contact group fix that the ceasefire agreements are not observed by the Kiev side. The Ukrainian armed forces continue shelling settlements, destroying the infrastructure of Donbass. Isle children, «added Gryzlov. In April 2014, the Ukrainian authorities launched a military operation against the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR, which declared independence after the coup d'etat in Kiev in February 2014. According to the latest UN data, about 13 thousand people became victims of the conflict. The issue of resolving the situation in Donbass is being discussed, among other things, during meetings in the contact group, which since September 2014 has already adopted three documents regulating steps to de-escalate the conflict. However, even after the armistice agreements between the parties to the conflict, shootings continue.
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