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«Ukraine insists on the line fixed in the Annex to Minsk memorandum of 19 September. We support this position. We used our influence on the leadership of the DNI and the LC, and they also agree with this. So now you must deal with exactly this “- Lavrov said. “In response President Poroshenko, until we got verbally, we felt that it is in principle ready to discuss it. But [Poroshenko] raises questions, some technical, but also mentioned our ambassador, that seems to be the message of Putin proposed to take, but it is not clear how the line, but it is not – this is the line of contact, it is not disputed, “- added Minister.
At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to take weapons are not the actual line, and from that which was agreed at talks in Minsk, Lavrov added.
In the Donbas need to stop fighting . “We need to stop trying to beat one or the other town, and stop attacks, including air settlements” – the minister added.
After that you need to perform the steps that will ensure the non-resumption of hostilities action. “It needs to withdraw from the contact line of heavy weapons, talked about this in Minsk, then at the request of Poroshenko was established a joint center, there are professionals who have been agreed parameters, but it was not possible, as the Minsk line does not coincide with the fact that had the “de facto”. All the energy in the negotiations is taken to bring the contact line on the ground to what was stated in Minsk agreements “- the minister said.
Over the weekend, January 18, in the Donbass intensified fighting. Major clashes unfolded in Donetsk airport and the surrounding area of Mariupol. On Sunday, the Kremlin said that Poroshenko refused Putin’s peace proposal. “Unfortunately, the Ukrainian side rejected the proposed plan and not made with any counter offer, and, moreover, has again started fighting,” – said the president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov. The events he described as “absolute degradation of the situation in the south-east».
Then in the air “Channel One” was shown text messages Russian president. It was suggested parties to the conflict to cease mutual attacks and take caliber artillery over 100 mm at a distance, which was established Minsk memorandum from September 19, 2014.
January 19 Kiev offered Moscow to sign a schedule for implementation of the Minsk agreements. “Today, Ukraine has once again appealed to the Russian Federation with a proposal to sign a schedule of implementation of the agreements Minsk is in the editorial board of 13 November and a ceasefire on 19 January,” – said in a statement the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
This document from November 13 provides a clear timetable “implementation of the provisions of the memorandum of Minsk, in particular in the part of the bilateral ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons and return to the line of demarcation.” The Russian side, in turn, withdraw signature from the document, announced in the Ukraine.
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