First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Dmitry PolyanskyUN, Feb 12 The only way to resolve the crisis in Ukraine — to force Kiev to comply with the Minsk agreements, Dmitry Polyansky, the first deputy representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, wrote on his Twitter. «The Minsk agreements were signed seven years ago on this day. Since then, Kiev has been consistently sabotaging its obligations, hiding behind Western countries,» Polyansky reminded .
In Ukraine, they put forward an ultimatum to Zelensky He pointed out that the Minsk agreements are the only plan to resolve the crisis in Ukraine, supported by the international community. provides for a direct dialogue with Donetsk and Lugansk. «Ukraine is also trying to change the sequence of agreed steps in order to derail this deal,» the diplomat stressed. resolve the crisis in this country provoked by the illegal coup on the Maidan in 2014 and the military actions of Kiev in the Donbass,» Polyansky wrote.Will Russia Save Ukraine? To his comment, he attached the text of the Set of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements. In April 2014, the Ukrainian authorities 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 military support to Ukraine, including by supplying weapons that are used in the Donbas.
