Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin. File photoMOSCOW, Feb 18President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, in his words about refusing to negotiate with the DPR and LPR, actually refuses to implement the Minsk agreements, said Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin. «political settlement — issues that cannot be resolved without agreement with representatives of the people's republics. If the parties to the conflict do not negotiate, then who should solve these problems? Zelensky, in his own words, actually refuses to implement the Minsk agreements,» Volodin wrote in his Telegram channel .On Thursday, Zelensky said that Kiev would not go into direct negotiations with Donetsk and Luhansk, because «it's pointless, and they don't decide anything.» He believes that the desire of the Russian Federation to present them as subjects only delays the process. Western states 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. Representatives of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics said in Thursday morning that the armed forces of Ukraine opened fire on their positions. Ruslan Yakubov, head of the DPR office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire, told RIA Novosti that Kiev is ignoring the Minsk agreements by using mortars and artillery. />Zelensky called the Minsk agreements mediocreThe representative of the LPR in the political subgroup Rodion Miroshnik told RIA Novosti that by shelling the territory of the republics of Donbass from heavy weapons, Kiev purposefully violates the ceasefire measures in Donbass signed in the summer of 2020. , prohibited by the Minsk agreements and located in positions near the settlements of Donbass, indicates preparations for a military solution. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov claims that Kiev does not plan any military actions and military operations. As he said on Thursday, Ukraine intends to act in a political and diplomatic way. Western countries that provide diplomatic and military support to Kiev, during the last series of meetings and negotiations, repeatedly called on Kiev to comply with the 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. />Zelensky asked Italy to help arrange a conversation with Putin
