Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese guest Xi Jinping have signed more than a dozen documents on increased cooperation in fields ranging from trade and industry to science and the military. The two leaders also touched on the prospects for peace in Ukraine. “This is an example of how …
Read More »Zelensky takes credit for derailing Minsk agreements
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky personally refused to implement the 2015 Minsk agreements – a roadmap for peace in the east of the country, which was co-sponsored by Germany and France. He made the admission during an interview with Der Spiegel published on Thursday as he continues his tour across Europe. …
Read More »Russian parliament ratifies Donbass agreements
Russian lawmakers have voted in favor of ratifying agreements underpinning political cooperation and military support for the two breakaway Donbass republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, after President Vladimir Putin signed a proclamation recognizing their independence. In a session held on Tuesday, the Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, unanimously …
Read More »Ukraine looks set to unilaterally abandon Minsk agreements, Putin says, urging Merkel to ‘put pressure’ on Kiev authorities
Speaking during a joint press conference following Kremlin talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, Putin raised alarm over the actions of Kiev. “It is enough to look at the statements of the top officials of the state: they show that [Kiev] is not seeking to fulfill the Minsk …
Read More »More than 320 agreements to be inked at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
“To date, more than 320 agreements are being prepared for the signing at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum,” the CEO of the Roscongress Foundation, Alexander Stuglev, told Russia-24 TV channel.“These are agreements to be concluded between federal authorities and regions, between regions and companies of various kinds of investment …
Read More »Russia said the actual Ukraine’s withdrawal from the Minsk agreements
Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the appointment of local elections in October 2020 can be interpreted as the actual output of the Minsk agreements. This was stated by the representative of the foreign Ministry of Russia Maria Zakharova at the briefing, the stream of which is published …
Read More »Russia has declared its readiness to new agreements with the United States
Russia ready for dialogue on nuclear disarmament, but first Russia and USA should implement existing agreements in this field.Russia ready for dialogue on nuclear disarmament, but neither the US nor China such negotiations have not yet started, said the Russian presidential aide for international Affairs Yuri Ushakov in the program …
Read More »Ukraine is finalizing the revision of all agreements with the CIS – Klimkin
Ukraine is now officially out of the list of countries of the Commonwealth and is not involved in any activities in the framework of the CIS, assured the Minister. Ukraine is not involved in any activities within the CIS and completes the review of all agreements with the Commonwealth. On …
Read More »The EU sees no alternative to the Minsk agreements
The EU Ambassador to Ukraine assured that Brussels will continue to support full implementation of Minsk. The European Union will continue to support full implementation of the Minsk agreements, despite the fact that any progress on de-escalation in the Donbass has long been not observed. In this, the Ukrainian authorities …
Read More »Ukraine and the EU signed two agreements
The agreements concern the implementation of systemic reforms in Ukraine. Ukraine signed with the European Union two agreements for a total amount of almost 90 million euros. On Friday, October 27, announced Vice Prime Minister – Minister of economic development and trade Stepan Kubiv on his page on the social …
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