Normandy Format consultations could become "a real
instrument of putting pressure on Ukraine," Konstantin Kosachev said.
MOSCOW, October 10. /TASS/. Normandy Format countries
Germany and France as well as the United States are taking a more sober outlook
at the situation in Ukraine on the whole and at Kiev’s unconstructive stance on
the settlement in the east of the country, a senior Russian parliamentarian
told Life Zvuk radio on Monday.
"There is a feeling that our partners in this
format — I mean France and Germany, as well as the US, although it is not a
part (of the Normandy Format) — start snapping back to reality, and
come to realize more clearly and deeply problems in the settlement of the
Ukrainian crisis, that mostly come from Kiev, and not from Donetsk and Lugansk,"
Konstantin Kosachev said.
Kosachev, the chairman of the Federation Council’s
International Affairs Committee, believes Normandy Format consultations could
become "a real instrument of putting pressure on Ukraine." "It
is still a long way off, the same as normalization of the Russian-Turkish
relations, but the chance for it is growing each day that goes by as a day of
missed opportunities for the implementation of the Minsk agreements," the
politician said.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault earlier
admitted that a Normandy Four summit could take place in Paris during Russian
President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the French capital scheduled for October
19. However, French Foreign Ministry representative Olivier Gauvin said the
meeting could take place in Berlin.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, however, declined to
confirm definitely that the date and the venue have been determined. "We
will tell you when we are ready for this," he said.
Source: ITAR-TASS 11-10-2016
