Russian authorities may cancel the decision on recognition of the documents of residents of the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk national republics (DND and LNR), if Ukraine will fulfill Minsk agreement. This was stated by Russia’s permanent representative to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich, his words are on the website of the Ministry of foreign Affairs on Friday, March 17.
Among the mandatory conditions “cancellation of the punitive operation and the withdrawal of heavy weapons, and constitutional reform with the approval of the special status of Donbass, the recognition of local elections,” the diplomat said. In addition, we are talking about the full restoration of socio-economic relations, he added.
Speaking at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, he also expressed concern about the decision of the Council of national security and defense Council (NSDC) about the transport blockade of Donbass. Lukashevich stressed that it will lead to serious negative consequences.
The diplomat expressed hope that the Ukrainian authorities will be the political will to implement the Minsk agreements. “Meanwhile, Kiev all the forces sabotaging the possibility of implementing the political aspects of a package of measures (settlement of the situation in the South-East of Ukraine — approx. “Of the tape.ru”), “—said the diplomat.
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Empire under udarata lose Ukraine and Rinat Akhmetov from the nationalization in the republics of Donbass
On 15 March, the national security Council at the initiative of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has approved the complete termination of transport communication with the DPR and LPR to return to the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian enterprises located on their territories. The head of the DND Alexander Zakharchenko said that trade and economic relations with Donbass and Ukraine will not be restored before the Kiev political part of Minsk agreements.
In February the President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed the decree about recognition of the Russian Federation of documents and license plates of vehicles issued to citizens of Ukraine and stateless persons permanently residing on the territories of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. Petro Poroshenko called the move evidence of Russia’s violations of international law.