Zakharov: Russia does not violate the Minsk agreements, since it is not their subject – BBC

27.03.2016 | 14:31

Russia is not subject to the Minsk agreements on Ukraine and can only exert pressure on the parties to the conflict, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharov sends «Interfax» .

she said this, answering the question of whether or not to release the convicted Russian citizen of Ukraine Hope Savchenko, in the context of the implementation of the Minsk agreements.

«Russia is not subject to the Minsk agreements. They are devoted to the two conflicting parties. We need to influence the parties to the conflict, as well as France and Germany should have an impact on Kiev. All the rest is nothing we do not need, “- said Zakharov.

Previous a spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that the Ukrainian aviator Hope Savchenko is convicted and will serve time.

Donetsk City Court of Rostov region sentenced a Ukrainian pilots Hope Savchenko to 22 years in prison, adding to the date the penalty is 30 thousand. rub. for illegally crossing the border.

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