The Swedish Foreign Ministry does not rule out putting pressure on Ukraine regarding the implementation of Minsk
There is an element of political will in implementing the Minsk agreements: we need to stop the violence and move forward.
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Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström stated this in an interview with Kommersant.
“Both sides are now looking for a scapegoat: you talk to the Russians - they say one thing, with the Ukrainians - another. Both of them accuse each other of non-fulfillment of the Minsk agreements. It is clear that our sanctions are related to how you implement the Minsk agreements. The preconditions for lifting sanctions are very clear,” said the head of the Swedish Foreign Ministry.
The publication clarified: what to do if the implementation of the agreements is slowed down by the Ukrainian side?
“Then we need to put pressure on both sides,” says Wallström. – Both Ukrainians and Russians. Because in this whole story there is an element of political will. You need to want peace, you need to want to stop the violence and move forward.”
In turn, the Russian president, as reported by PolitNavigator, explained why Russia cannot fulfill the Minsk agreements.
As a reminder, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the leadership of the DPR and LPR recognized the signing of the Minsk agreements.
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