President of Ukraine Volodymyr ZelenskyMOSCOW, Feb. 9 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky switched to Russian, commenting on the words of the Russian leader Vladimir Putin «like it — don't like it, be patient, my beauty.» it seems to me that this is already too much,» Zelensky said at a joint briefing with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday.Zelensky confirmed the desire to implement the Minsk agreements, Macron said, according to him, Ukraine is already “very patient”. «This is important not only for Ukraine, but also for all of Europe, and for all Russians, because escalation, escalation from the other side depends on our patience,» he said. , my beauty» Putin previously commented on Kiev's attitude to the Minsk agreements During a press conference following negotiations with Macron, the head of state said that there was no alternative to the Minsk agreements. «I repeat once again, in Kiev they say that they will comply, then they say that it is will destroy their country. The incumbent President recently stated that he does not like a single point from these Minsk agreements. Well, like it or not, be patient, my beauty. noted that Kiev headed for the dismantling of the Minsk agreements. «In my opinion, it is obvious to everyone that the current authorities in Kiev have set a course for the dismantling of the Minsk agreements. There is no progress on such fundamental issues as constitutional reform, amni stiya, local elections, legal aspects of the special status of Donbass. The well-known, at least for specialists, Steinmeier formula has not yet been enshrined in Ukrainian legislation,» the head of state said.The leaders of Germany, France and Poland urged Russia to «reduce tensions»West's position on the Minsk agreementsWestern politicians, including US President Joe Biden, have repeatedly spoken out in support of the Minsk agreements. Biden, following negotiations with the Russian President in Geneva in June 2021, said that he had agreed to support the Minsk agreements at a meeting with Putin — «we will continue diplomacy along the line of the Minsk agreements.» Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said later that Biden himself said at the summit in Geneva to the Russian president that he wants to help with the implementation of the Minsk agreements on Donbass, including with the autonomous status of the region. In addition, according to Lavrov, US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and CIA Director William Burns, during contacts with the Russian leadership, directly confirmed the need to implement the Minsk agreements, including the special status of Donbass. Back in 2015, as vice president, Biden said during a visit to Kiev, that there is no alternative to the Minsk agreements, and only by adhering to them, it is possible to achieve a settlement of the conflict in Donbass. At the same time, he called on the parties to fulfill the obligations assumed under the Minsk agreements. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stressed in January 2022 that the Minsk agreements included a number of clear steps that both sides must take. He stated that Ukraine has completed or started to implement many of them, but there are also some that it has not yet taken on. . What Putin explained to Macron for almost six hours
