The press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov said on February 9 that Russian President Vladimir Putin had not yet communicated with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron after the latter’s visit to Kiev.
“So far they have not talked, although back in Moscow the presidents agreed that after Macron talks with [президентом Украины Владимиром] Zelensky, [канцлером ФРГ Олафом] Scholz and other colleagues, they will call each other and “check their watches,” Peskov said.
As for the press conference between Macron and Zelensky, there were “positive signals” in it, the Kremlin spokesman said. For example, “that the decision [ситуации] in Ukraine can only be based on the implementation of the Minsk agreements.”
“On the other hand, we have not heard any word from President Zelensky that they are ready to quickly get down to doing what should have been done by Kiev a long time ago. We did not hear these words,” Peskov added.
Political advisers to the leaders of the Normandy format will continue the conversation, the spokesman said.
“Prospects can only be general. Positive prospects can only be associated with the implementation of the Minsk package of measures, our program is to work in this direction,” Peskov stressed.
The meeting between Zelensky and Macron took place on February 8 at the Mariinsky Palace in Kiev. During a press conference following the talks, the French leader said that his Ukrainian counterpart confirmed Kiev’s desire to comply with the Minsk agreements. According to Macron, at the talks in Moscow, Putin also reaffirmed his readiness to comply with the Minsk agreements.
Shortly before this, Putin called on Ukraine to comply with the Minsk agreements, making a reference to the well-known saying “like it, don’t like it – be patient, my beauty.” In response, Zelensky agreed that Ukraine is “beautiful,” but expressed dissatisfaction with Putin’s use of the pronoun “mine.”
Since 2014, Kiev has been conducting a military operation against the inhabitants of Donbass, who refused to recognize the results of the coup d’état and the new government in Ukraine. In this situation, Kiev has repeatedly blamed Moscow. Russia has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to the intra-Ukrainian conflict.
The peaceful settlement of the conflict in Donbass is based on the so-called Minsk agreements, which provide not only for a ceasefire, the withdrawal of weapons, amnesty, and the resumption of economic ties, but also for a deep constitutional reform in Ukraine, which should result in the decentralization of power, taking into account the special status of certain regions Donetsk and Lugansk regions. However, this plan remains unrealized so far.
Source: IZ
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