Leonid Slutsky, Chairman of the State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee MOSCOW, Jan 21 The United States should direct their efforts towards resolving the situation in Ukraine, and not on new sanctions against the Russian Federation, said the chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky. Earlier, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, called work on a bill on sanctions against Russia, including the country's leadership, and support for Ukraine is one of the priorities for congressmen.West to Ukraine: «I gave birth to you, I will kill you» «That is, American parliamentarians are still ready to work to cover Kiev's sabotage of the implementation of the Minsk agreements, along the way approving the supply of weapons to the current Ukrainian regime under fairy tales and myths about «Russian aggression» , — the politician wrote in his Telegram channel, commenting on Pelosi's position. As the parliamentarian added, the States should reconsider their priorities and think about resolving the situation in the region, but most likely, the politician believes, they «need a springboard to contain Russia.»
Zelensky was afraid that Russia would «occupy Kharkiv» «Meanwhile, on February 12, it will be 7 years since the signing of Minsk-2. There is still no alternative to it. concluded agreements?» he added, calling this question rhetorical. Moscow has repeatedly stated that Kiev does not comply with the Minsk agreements and drags out negotiations to resolve the conflict in Donbass, and also noted the buildup of Ukrainian armed forces on the line of contact and the pulling together of military equipment of NATO countries to Russian borders. Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, noted that statements with threats against Russia from the West do not contribute to detente in Europe and «may instill completely erroneous hopes in the hot heads of some representatives of Ukraine, the Ukrainian leadership, which <…> can decide start a new civil war in their country and try to solve the problem of the southeast by force. Russian aggression» are being used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the ability to help Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. >Ukraine's billion-dollar investments in gas production gave a stunning result
