Peskov stressed that Plotnitsky’s arrival in
Moscow "is not a matter of the presidential administration".
MOSCOW,
November 24. /TASS/. Moscow is committed to the Minsk peace deal on Ukraine
despite the events in the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic, Kremlin
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
"As
for the Minsk agreements, the position, which has been stated many times by
President (Vladimir) Putin, remains unchanged - there is no alternative to the
Minsk agreements, and Russia is committed to the signature, which President
Putin put on these agreements," Peskov said, commenting on the alleged
arrival of LPR’s head Igor Plotnitsky in Moscow and its possible impact on the
Minsk deal fulfillment.
Peskov stressed that Plotnitsky’s arrival in Moscow "is not a matter of the presidential administration."
The Minsk
agreements reached on February 12, 2015 by the Normandy Four (Russia, Germany,
France and Ukraine) leaders envisaged ceasefire and also laid out a roadmap for
a lasting settlement in Ukraine, including local elections and constitutional
reform to give more autonomy to the war-torn eastern regions.
The
Ukrainian forces and militias of the self-proclaimed republics have repeatedly
accused each other of violating ceasefire and other points of the Minsk agreements.
Source: ITAR-TASS 24-11-2017
