Kerry will discuss in Moscow on the implementation of the Minsk agreements on Ukraine – RIA Novosti

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WASHINGTON, March 15 – RIA Novosti, Alexei Bogdanovsky US Secretary of State John Kerry. plans to discuss during his visit to Moscow next week the implementation of the Minsk agreements on a cease-fire in Ukraine, told reporters, State Department spokesman John Kirby.

Earlier, Kerry said he intends to visit Moscow and meet with the Russian leadership to discuss . settlement in Syria

“I expect that they will also talk about Ukraine, and specifically on the implementation of the Minsk agreements,” – said Kirby. He did not rule out that Kerry will raise the question of the reality of Hope Savchenko accused in Russia of involvement in the RTR TV channel journalists killed in Donbas.

The government of Ukraine in April 2014 launched a military operation against the self-proclaimed LNR and DNR that declared independence after a coup in Ukraine in February 2014. According to the latest UN figures, victims of the conflict began more than 9 thousand people. The question of resolving the situation in the Donbass is discussed, including during meetings of the contact group in Minsk, which since September 2014 has adopted three documents regulating the steps to de-escalate the conflict, including the armistice. However, after the armistice agreements between the parties to the conflict continue to skirmish.