From the moment of their signing, the Minsk Agreement placed Kiev in a losing position, the current Ukrainian president believes, in an interview with the RBK-Ukraine agency published on Thursday 17 February. ” Documents [les Accords de Minsk, ndlr] Was prepared in a non-professional way! It was set up in such a way that we would end up in a weak, losing position, ”according to the Ukrainian head of state. Who believes that these agreements are difficult to understand and interpret. “We are told all the time That us + Minsk + . must follow [les Accords de Minsk, ndlr], But, he [dans le document, ndlr], it is a question of the removal of the Donbass. It doesn’t solve all our questions. There, it is said that the Donbass have been captured and that we should reunify it with Ukraine. And all the stakeholders agree, but the question arises how to do it. This document – the Minsk Agreement – does not pertain to Russian troops on the border. It is not connected with the question of Crimea”, details V. Zelensky.
To escalate the situation, the Ukrainian authorities will be ready to find a more “practical” format. And to add that Kiev continues to refuse direct dialogue with the self-declared republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. “It doesn’t make any sense. They [les autorités de Donetsk et Lougansk, ndlr] Don’t decide anything. Why waste time? “Launches the head of state.
He went on to say that these agreements were signed by Ukraine, which is committed to honoring them. This was also one of the objectives of Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Kiev: to remind Ukraine of its obligations.
At the same time, he called on Western partners to offer Kiev a system of security guarantees similar to those of NATO member states.
v. According to Zelensky, such a system of security guarantees is currently “the only alternative to the current situation” for Ukraine.
The Ukraine crisis was the main theme of the UN Security Council meeting on Thursday, 17 February.
In his speech, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergei Verchinin, once again warned that Ukraine is doing nothing to implement the latest package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk Agreements, which is defined by United Nations Resolution 2202 as exactly seven. Years ago, it was approved on February 17th. 2015. “The root of the problem is the systematic reluctance of Kiev to engage in direct dialogue with the plenary representatives of Donetsk and Luhansk in the Tripartite Contact Group. This is despite the fact that issues 4, 9, 11 and 12 of this document as such has been clearly provided”, the Russian Deputy Minister launched.
And to add that since 2015, the Ukrainian authorities have not fully implemented any of the measures of these agreements.
The head of US diplomacy, Antony Blinken, also spoke at the same meeting of the United Nations Security Council. According to him, Russia is still looking for a motive to attack Ukraine, but the United States does not know what could be the context of these aggressive actions by Moscow.
He also believed that a Russian invasion could not take place, in which case Washington would “receive this fact with relief” and be prepared for “all criticism from anyone”.
For its part, the Russian Foreign Ministry published on Thursday the second letter addressed to the United States from Russia within the framework of diplomatic exchanges on mutual security guarantees initiated by Moscow in late 2021.
In this message, once again, Moscow denies any intention to “invade” Ukraine and use statements about Russian responsibility for escalation around this country to pressure Moscow and Russian proposals on security guarantees. regarded as an attempt to reduce