Weapons in “bad hands ”
Most European politicians have a negative attitude toward the prospect of arms supplies to Ukraine, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “If a discrepancy is meant to do with whether to supply weapons to Ukraine, the vast majority, if not all European politicians think the idea is bad. The idea that can only exacerbate the deep Ukrainian crisis,” – he said on the sidelines of the Munich security conference.
According to him, in the world already have examples where weapons provided to the conflict zone, very quickly, “is in bad hands.” “Especially when the incumbent president in Ukraine does not have a complete monopoly on power structures” – Lavrov said.
Trying to sharpen the subject arms transfers will not undermine the efforts undertaken in the framework of “Norman format”, I am sure the minister. “Efforts to calm the situation as soon as possible, a cease-fire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons,” – he said.
“Norman format”
Moscow hopes that at the meeting in the “Norman format” may be important decisions, Lavrov said. He recalled that “efforts to resolve the crisis Ukrainian undertaken with the active initiative of the President of Russia”.
So, at a meeting in Moscow on Friday with French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the proposals that the Russian president previously sent to my colleagues. On Saturday, at the end of the Kremlin discussions “held intensive work at the level of experts.” “Today a telephone conversation in the” Norman format “for a discussion of the proposals were discussed in detail,” – Lavrov added.
Dizzy NATO
Russia hopes that dizzy “unreserved support” NATO “does not do a disservice to the current Ukrainian government,” Lavrov said. He recalled that not to draw parallels between Ukraine and Georgia in the context of relations with NATO. “She had a NATO member, when in April 2008 summit in Bucharest, wrote in his declaration that Georgia and Ukraine will be in NATO,” – said the minister, responding to a question.
“The fact that this a statement for which fought some members of the alliance, against the resistance of some other, still got in an official document – I have no doubt – has played a very unseemly role in the decisions that then took Mikheil Saakashvili launched a military adventure in South Ossetia, including against peacekeepers, “- said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
As for the return to the previous format of relations with NATO, Russia will consider this issue when NATO is ready. Lavrov said that during the conference NATO colleagues expressed interest in continuing the dialogue with Russia, including in the military sphere and the issue of control and coordination of airspace.
Russia did not interrupt diplomatic relations with Georgia
Russia never went away from contacts with Georgia and did not interrupt diplomatic relations, Lavrov said. “Channel” Abashidze-Karasin “there. I have not heard any official announcement of its cancellation,” – he said.
“The fact that they have not met – that’s a fact, it is necessary to treat this quietly – said Lavrov. – I think that as soon as the Georgian side is ready, we employ the this channel. He, in my opinion, useful, lets you share your confidence issues that arise “.
West started understand emptiness unsubstantiated accusations
In the western countries is growing awareness of the need to abandon the unsubstantiated accusations and calls for punishment in connection with the situation in Ukraine and to start talking about the creation of a sustainable system of European security, Lavrov said.
“Ukrainian crisis was present in all the debates and, frankly, a lot of emotion took precedence over the desire to really help the efforts to resolve the crisis. But in the course of numerous bilateral contacts, which have been more than fifteen, with leading foreign ministers – including Germany, USA, Italy, Austria, Serbia and other countries, with the President of Slovenia, Prime Minister of Lebanon, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, the General NATO Secretary and a number of other participants – I felt a certain mood, as well as an understanding that escalate in the public space emotions, unfounded to condemn and call for punishment – a road to nowhere “- Lavrov said.
According to him, , bilaterally “were concerned specific talk about what you need to solve the problem of the crisis in Ukraine, because people are dying, destroyed the country, but, in addition, and talk about how to make the European security system was solid, reliable, resistant to any shocks that it does not create a space that will be gray areas “.
” We will continue to discuss with our partners, all of these tasks: tasks and immediate plan and strategic objectives – said Lavrov. – We will build cooperation to create a common economic and humanitarian space, which would be based on the principle of indivisible and equal security of our common region. This idea is not so long ago quite skeptical, but now meets the growing support, including with regard to the direct dialogue between the EAEC and the EU “, – said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
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