Dmitry Peskov
The visa regime with Russia, calls for the introduction of which was made in the Verkhovna Rada in the first place would be detrimental to the Ukrainians. This view was expressed by a spokesman for the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, reports “Ribbon.ru” on Monday, may 22.
“Hypothetical reasoning in this case is hardly possible. Let’s wait for the next round of Russophobic discussions,” Peskov said, answering the question of what reciprocal steps the Kremlin.
He also reminded that the Ukrainian parliamentarians repeatedly tried to bring the topic of introducing a visa regime with Russia in the agenda, “but every time I grabbed the remnants of sobriety to not deal with this issue.” “This level: freeze ears to spite of the grandmother”, — said the press Secretary.
18 may it was reported that deputies of the faction “popular front” in the Parliament is planning to mobilize their colleagues in Parliament in order to adopt a resolution on the establishment of a visa regime with Russia. It was noted that the party carries out the preparatory consultations in order to avoid the situation of October 2016, when lawmakers refused to vote on this issue.
The official representative of the Ministry of internal Affairs in Donetsk region acknowledged that in the event of such restrictions, Kiev will have to solve the question of “consequences for ordinary citizens.”