Ukrainian military on the contact line in Donetsk regionLUHANSK, Jan 21Representative of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic in the political subgroup on Donbass, Rodion Miroshnik, called US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's calls to the Ukrainian authorities to comply with the Minsk agreements amid continued arms supplies to Kiev as «cynical». On Wednesday, after talks with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in Kiev, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the United States in the coming weeks will supply Ukraine with additional «aid» in the field of security. In turn, the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry clarified that Kiev does not plan any offensive operations in the Donbass. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Russia calls on the United States to stop arms supplies to Ukraine. On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Blinken met in Geneva. The Russian Foreign Minister called the conversation useful and frank, and the US Secretary of State promised next week to provide a written response to Moscow's proposals on security guarantees. Lavrov also said that he is planning a new contact with Blinken after receiving answers from the United States.West to Ukraine: «I gave birth to you, I will kill you» «Blinken mentioned that there was no alternative to the Minsk agreements and hinted to Zelensky that they would still need to be implemented. Sergey Lavrov agreed with this, specifying that in this process the Americans may well find their place — it is they who must force Kiev to fulfill its Minsk obligations … Only Blinken's statements about the need to fulfill the Minsk agreements look extremely cynical against the background of data on «military assistance» from the USA and the West to Kiev,» Miroshnik commented in his Telegram channel. According to In a few days, the representative of the LPR, the British transferred 460 tons of military cargo to Ukraine, and «the Americans admitted that over the past year in Ukraine they unloaded military equipment worth 650 million dollars,» and this figure is more than in previous years, starting from 2014 .
Zelensky was afraid that Russia was «occupying Kharkiv» «All this is extremely brazen, given that the Minsk agreements involve not only a ceasefire and disengagement of forces and means, but also «the withdrawal of all foreign military formations and military equipment.» I clarify — not input, And the conclusion! The United States has a great chance to demonstrate its commitment to Minsk … and begin the immediate withdrawal of its «instructors and mentors» along with all the weapons so cordially provided to Kiev. I am sure that the US call to their allies to do the same will not only be heard by them, but unquestioningly implemented,» Miroshnik stressed. The situation on the line of contact in the Donbass is a matter of serious concern to Russia — for several months, Moscow has been recording Kiev's pulling heavy weapons and forces there. Moscow does not rule out that the Ukrainian authorities are hatching plans for a forceful solution to the conflict in the southeast with the connivance of Western countries, which continue to «pump» Kiev with weapons and send military instructors. In addition, Kiev blocks work in the contact group, refuses direct dialogue with the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics and develops draft laws that directly contradict the Minsk agreements — for example, a draft law on the transition period.
Biden persuades Russia to invade Ukraine, but not very deeply Moscow is concerned that NATO and the United States are trying to turn Ukraine into a military foothold against Russia, continuing the military development of its territory and drawing it into the alliance. At the end of last year, the Russian Federation handed over to the United States and NATO draft treaties and agreements on security guarantees, which, in a legally binding form, should exclude the further expansion of the alliance through Ukraine and Georgia and the emergence of Western military bases and strike weapons near Russian borders. Ukrainian authorities in April 2014 launched a military operation against the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR, which declared independence after the coup 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, including during meetings of the contact group. However, even after the ceasefire agreements, skirmishes continue, in the DPR they announced shelling of residential areas by Ukrainian heavy artillery. Moscow has repeatedly stated that Kiev does not comply with the Minsk agreements and drags out negotiations to resolve the conflict. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Kiev sent half of the entire personnel of the armed forces of Ukraine to the Donbass. Moscow expressed concern about the transfer of military equipment from NATO countries to the Russian borders and the increase in the number of Western instructors in the Donbass. Western countries continue to provide Ukraine with military support, including by supplying weapons that are used in the Donbass. Britain
