The Minsk Protocol, the agreement aimed at ending the war in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, “no longer exists” said Vladimir Putin in a press conference. That is why Mr Putin said he was “not committed to complying”.
The President of Russia clarified that Russia will provides military assistance to the guerrillas in the Kiev and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine.
“As for the use of military force abroad, of course we signed agreements yesterday with Lugansk and Donetsk. Under these agreements we will provide all kinds of assistance, including military assistance. “If there is a conflict, of course, if necessary, we will fulfill the obligations we have undertaken.”
Earlier, Putin said, according to sky news: “We rely on resolving all these disputes. These disputes will be settled between the regions of Kiev and Lugansk and Donetsk. “At the moment we understand that this is probably impossible in the current situation, but we hope for that in the future.”
Vladimir Putin reiterated that Russia was “categorically against Ukraine’s accession to NATO”, insisting that the move would pose a “threat to us”. “The best that could be done would be for the Kiev authorities to decide that Ukraine should not join NATO, and that it should be neutral.”
The Russian president’s request for the upper house’s formal permission to deploy the army “abroad” was granted, and received unanimously a little earlier, further escalating tensions with Ukraine following the Russian recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk independence. This could pave the way for a wider attack on Ukrainian territory are reported by Western media. “The decision enters into force immediately “ said one of the Russian lawmakers.
The agreement, the second and most important, was reached in the Belarusian capital in 2015 in a bid to end the then 10-month bloody conflict in eastern Ukraine. But Minsk II was never fully implemented.
Russia remains open to dialogue with the West, but will not do so if they try to reduce it and hold it accountable for everything, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Russia-24. His statements were posted on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
“It simply came to our notice then to be open to dialogue. We want to understand what this dialogue will be about. “If it is aimed at reducing Russia and making it responsible for everything, then there can be no such dialogue,” Lavrov said.
From the US side, Joe Biden will make new announcements for the escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict at 9 pm (Greek time) as announced by the White House. It is possible that President Biden will announce in detail the “tough” sanctions that the US has announced for Russia, after the White House characterized Vladimir Putin’s actions to deploy Russian forces in the two autonomous regions of Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk. “Invasion” in Eastern Ukraine.
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