Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena BerbockMOSCOW, January 18 — RIA news. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov considers it unacceptable to present Russia as a party to the conflict in Ukraine, with Germany there is a common understanding that the Minsk agreements have no alternative, he said. put the Russian Federation as a party to the conflict, such attempts have been observed recently, and shift the responsibility for the lack of progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements to Russia,» Lavrov said during a press conference with German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock. He added that «we expect that German colleagues will influence their Kiev partners so that they finally fulfill their obligations.» «In this context, we exchanged me on further prospects for cooperation within the Normandy format and on what steps need to be taken in order to provide assistance within this foursome in the implementation of the Minsk package of measures, primarily through the intensification of the work of the contact group, where both Kiev and Donetsk are represented, and Lugansk,» the minister said.
