Motherland Monument in KievMOSCOW, 18 Feb. Ukraine does not seek to resolve the existing problems in relations with Russia, and the longer this process drags on, the more painful this decision will become for him. Serhiy Belashko, director of the Social Communications Agency, made such a statement on the air of the Pershiy Kozatsky channel. expert. Belashko also noted that the position of official Kiev also creates more and more costs for international partners. In addition, the Ukrainian population is directly suffering, for whom the current situation «flies a pretty penny,» since no major investment projects are being implemented and will not be implemented. Western states and Kiev have recently expressed concern about Russia's allegedly dangerous actions near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly rejected such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as a pretext to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. Unsubstantiated allegations that Russia is preparing provocations continue to come from the West, despite the return of Russian troops to their places of deployment after the exercise. Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov, Russia does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around Ukraine. According to him, Moscow does not rule out that the hysteria around Ukraine, hyped by the West, is aimed at covering up Kiev's line of sabotaging the Minsk agreements on Donbass. The Western countries that provide diplomatic and military support to Kiev, during the last series of meetings and negotiations, repeatedly urged Kiev to comply Minsk agreements. In particular, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that all parties must adhere to them. According to Scholz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised to submit draft laws on the special status of Donbass, constitutional reform and suffrage for discussion in the contact group on Ukraine.
