Alexander Shulgin, Ambassador of Russia to the Netherlands and Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsPARIS, 22 Feb.Russian Ambassador to The Hague Alexander Shulgin was invited to the Dutch Foreign Ministry, where he was presented in connection with the recognition of the LPR and DPR, Irina Gridina, the first secretary of the Russian diplomatic mission in The Hague, said. Earlier, Dutch media reported that the Netherlands Cabinet summoned the Russian ambassador to The Hague for the situation in Ukraine. «Today, February 22, Russian Ambassador to the Netherlands Alexander Shulgin was invited to the Deputy Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands M. de Vinck, where he was presented in connection with our recognition of the LPR and DPR,» Gridina told reporters. According to her, the Russian side was presented with a list of claims allegedly in violation of international law, a number of international legal documents, including the Helsinki Final Act, the Paris Charter for a New Europe. .jpg» />The European Union agreed on a package of sanctions against Russia»By presenting the case in such a way that Russia is a party to the conflict in Ukraine, we were urged to reconsider the decision taken, to return to the negotiating formats, in particular, the Normandy format, the Contact Group to resume the search for a settlement of the conflict in Donbass peacefully and through dialogue,» the diplomatic mission noted. Russian Ambassador Alexander Shulgin, summoned to the Netherlands Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, warned the Dutch authorities against the sanctions confrontation with Russia, which is fraught with consequences for bilateral relations, said the first secretary of the Russian diplomatic mission in The Hague, Irina Gridina. 
19 February, 11:15 InfographicHow the situation in Donbass developedInfographicView»We urged the Netherlands to follow our example, at the same time warned the Dutch against the sanctions confrontation with our country, which is fraught with negative consequences for the already difficult Russian-Dutch relations at the present time,» Gridina told reporters. According to her, the Russian side also noted the well-considered nature of the decision to recognize the DPR and LPR in accordance with international legal documents: the UN Charter, the 1970 Declaration on Principles of International Law Concerning Friendly Relations between States. On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised address which considers it necessary to immediately recognize the sovereignty of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. He noted that the world prefers not to notice the horror and genocide in the Donbass, not a single day goes by without shelling and killing of civilians, and blockades do not stop. Immediately after the appeal, he signed decrees recognizing the LNR and the DNR. Putin also instructed to ensure the maintenance of peace in the DPR and LPR by the armed forces of the Russian Federation. What people talk about on the streets of DonetskPosted by Olga Filippova
