The US assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland
US assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland said that the sanctions against Russia may be withdrawn in the event of implementation of the Minsk agreements. She urged Moscow “to press on the gas” and fulfill the agreement
Entered the US against Russia sanctions could be lifted if Moscow will fulfill Minsk agreements, said US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland.
« In the words of our president, if and when the Minsk agreement will be fully implemented, the sanctions can be lifted, “- said Nuland after a meeting with Russian Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov (quoted by” Interfax »).
She noted that the US wants to Minsk agreements were made “as soon as possible,” and called on Russia to “press on the gas and see the Minsk agreement fully implemented».
«This is a positive impact on peace and security in the Ukraine will positive impact on the bilateral relations between Russia and Ukraine and will be good for relations between Russia and the United States “-. said Nuland
She stressed that the United States agreed with the participants of the negotiations in” Norman format “that will be run in parallel “trying to accelerate these negotiations with Kiev and Moscow».
the fact that the sanctions against Russia “can and should be removed if Russia fully complied with its obligations under the Minsk agreement,” President Barack Obama announced in late April after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He argued that this position is shared by Germany, and the United States.
The Assistant Secretary of State arrives in Moscow on 17 May. On the same day, she held talks with Russian presidential aide Vladislav Surkov. Nuland called the meeting constructive and said that in the conversation raised issues of strengthening security in the south-east of Ukraine, OSCE to improve access to the conflict zone and the implementation of political commitments, including the preparation for the elections in the Donbass. In the Kremlin, Surkov talks and Nuland called a brief exchange of views on the situation in the Donbass. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the meeting “was not supposed to bring any results».
Earlier Nuland discussed the situation in the south-east with Surkov during his visit to Russia in January this year. Then politicians met in the Kaliningrad Region. Surkov called the talks useful. According to him, during the meeting was held “brainstorming” on the Minsk agreements.
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