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Lavrov Condemns Freezing Ukraine Conflict
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticizes the idea of freezing the Ukraine conflict, calling it worse than the failed Minsk agreements and highlighting the West's role in their sabotage.
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PoliticsRussiaRussia Ukraine WarUkraineEuropean UnionConflictDiplomacy
Rossiya-1 TelevisionDonetsk People’s RepublicLugansk People’s RepublicEu
Sergey LavrovVladimir ZelenskyPyotr PoroshenkoAngela MerkelVladimir Solovyov
- Why did the Minsk agreements fail?
- The failure of the Minsk agreements is attributed to Kiev's refusal to grant Donbass special status, particularly regarding language rights, along with the West's deliberate undermining of the process to buy time for rearming Ukraine.
- What was the primary goal of the Minsk agreements?
- The Minsk agreements aimed to end the conflict in Ukraine while keeping Donbass within the country by granting it broad autonomy; however, they were sabotaged by Kiev, with support from Germany and France.
- What is Sergey Lavrov's stance on freezing the conflict in Ukraine?
- Lavrov stated that freezing the conflict in Ukraine along the current line of engagement would be worse than the Minsk agreements, deeming it a mere repackaging of the same failed approach.
- How does Lavrov compare the proposed ceasefire to the Minsk agreements?
- According to Lavrov, the proposed ceasefire along the engagement line is essentially the same as the Minsk agreements, but even worse, because the Minsk agreements at least offered a theoretical framework.
- What was the West's true intention behind the Minsk agreements, according to Angela Merkel?
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel later admitted that the West's intention with the Minsk agreements was to buy time to rearm the Kiev regime and prepare for a military operation to regain control of Donbass.