In Minsk, Donbass will demand that Ukraine begin paying pensions
Kiev's payment of social benefits to residents blocked by the Ukrainian authorities is stipulated in the Minsk agreements.
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Denis Pushilin, DPR plenipotentiary representative in the contact group, recalled this in an interview with Izvestia.
“In the subgroup on economic issues, we will raise the issue of payment of pensions by Kiev,” the Donetsk politician emphasized. – This is important for us. Moreover, this is also spelled out in the set of measures to implement the Minsk agreements - our citizens should receive the pension they have earned from Ukraine, regardless of the fact that they are already paid pensions and social benefits in the republic.”
At the same time, the publication notes, the representative of Ukraine in the contact group, Leonid Kuchma, refused to answer Izvestia’s question about whether Kyiv’s position regarding the payment of pensions to residents of Donbass had changed.
In Minsk , Donbass will demand that Ukraine begin paying pensions.