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| Lavrov reiterates a way out of the impasse in Donbass |
| 2021-05-25 |
| Direct translation [Korrespondent] To return the uncontrolled Donbass to the control of the Ukrainian government, it is necessary to implement the Minsk package of measures, Lavrov said. The only possible way out of the impasse that has developed with the settlement of the conflict in Donbass is the implementation of the Minsk agreements. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with Arguments and Facts. According to him, Ukraine is trying to change the sequence of implementing the provisions of the Package of Measures, putting in the first place gaining control over the entire Russian-Ukrainian border with the subsequent holding of local elections in Donbass. "To find a way out of the impasse, the authorities in Kiev must decide whether they want the return of Donbass to the Ukrainian state. If so, then there is only one way to this goal - a clear and consistent implementation of the Package of Measures," Lavrov said. He also said that Ukraine "refuses" to grant Donbass a special status, as provided for in the Minsk agreements. "Instead, Kiev is" shifting the arrows "to Russia, trying to make it a party to the conflict, demanding stronger anti-Russian sanctions," Lavrov said. As you know, in the Normandy format, they continue to discuss the peace plan for the Donbass, proposed by Germany and France. Recently, the media learned about new proposals on it from Ukraine . Oleksiy Arestovich, speaker of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group, believes that the decision on a peace plan for Donbass will be made after October 1. |
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