Zelensky reacted to the attempts of the Russian Federation to disrupt the meeting of the Normandy four

08 November 2021, 23:19 | Policy
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The Normandy format is an uncontested platform for finding ways of a peaceful settlement in eastern Ukraine, and the responsibility for the delay in the progress of the negotiations lies with the Russian side, stressed the press secretary of the President of Ukraine Serhiy Nikiforov.

“The Russian side remains the only one responsible for the delay in the Normandy format. Ukraine, France and Germany are ready for contacts at the level of ministers and leaders in the near future. We believe that the essence of negotiations is getting results. If the Russian side insists that the outcome should be known before the start of negotiations, this calls into question the negotiation process, "

Kiev also called on Moscow to cooperate to achieve peace in Donbass. However, the Kremlin, through the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, has already made it clear that the world in Donbass interests him only on its own terms..

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Lavrov announced today that Moscow had rejected France's offer to hold a ministerial meeting of the Normandy Four on November 11. On October 29, the Russian side handed over to its colleagues in Berlin, Paris and Kiev its version of the draft final document, in which the settlement of the situation in Donbass is proposed on the terms of the Kremlin.

Last month, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a videoconference first with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and then spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding preparations for the summit..



But Russia's promises remain empty words: Moscow avoids a ministerial meeting. According to the head of Ukrainian diplomacy Dmitry Kuleba, all the participants have already confirmed their readiness to meet several times, the only exception is the Russian side..

Answering Kuleba, Lavrov said that " The reason for the problems with agreeing on the date, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry called the alleged unwillingness of Ukraine to comply with the decisions of Normandy-2019.




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