Kiev’s interruption of Minsk format meeting violates agreements – Russian negotiator – Russian Politics & Diplomacy
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MOSCOW, October 19. / TASS /. Kyiv’s disruption of the Minsk-format special meeting is a blatant violation of all possible agreements and commitments and shatters the confidence of Lugansk and Donetsk, Russia’s chief negotiator said on Tuesday in contact group talks. , Boris Gryzlov, following an extraordinary meeting of the contact group. security subgroup.
According to Gryzlov, the Ukrainian side disrupted the security subgroup meeting convened by the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) after its observer at the Joint Control and Coordination Center (JCCC) was kidnapped by Ukrainian troops. “The Lugansk observer is maintained by the Ukrainian side even now,” he noted.
“According to the OSCE coordinator, the Kyiv side initially agreed to participate in the meeting, but then declared that they did not. The conduct of the Ukrainian side is a flagrant violation of all possible agreements and commitments. It seriously breaks the confidence of Donetsk and Lugansk and in no way promotes a peaceful settlement of the conflict, in particular in the midst of the ongoing bombardments in the Donbass territories organized by Ukrainian troops â€, a- he stressed.
On Monday, the LPR’s foreign ministry released a statement calling for an extraordinary meeting of the security subgroup on October 19 on the incident. The request was forwarded to the head of the OSCE Special Observation Mission (SMM) in Ukraine.
On the morning of October 13, a Ukrainian reconnaissance team seized an officer from the LPR mission to the JCCC in the disengagement zone near the Zolotoye colony during road clearing work previously agreed with the Ukrainian side. The republic demanded the immediate release of the man. Ukrainian security services said the man was charged with organizing an illegal armed group, alleging that he used a demining operation as a cover for reconnaissance activities. LPR chief Leonid Pasechnik said continuing dialogue with Kiev within the Minsk format was foolish until the officer was released. The LPR’s mission to the JCCC restricted a number of routes for SMM monitors.
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