Lavrov: Ukraine “unacceptably” changed the terms of the draft agreement, following pressure from the West

THE Sergei Lavrov announced that the Ukrainian side changed the terms decided jointly with Russia at talks in Istanbul for war in Ukraineaccording to him, “Washington and its allies” have exerted pressure.

“Yesterday, the Ukrainian side submitted to the negotiating team its draft agreementwhich presents a deviation from the most important provisions “were set at the meeting in Istanbul on March 29,” he was quoted as saying by Reuters.

According to the Russian Foreign Minister, the changes concern conducting military exercises and control regime in Crimea and Donpasareas that have seceded since 2014 and described the change as “unacceptable”.

In particular, Lavrov said that Ukraine had changed the term for conducting military exercises, without mentioning the need to obtain the consent of the Russian authorities. However, the Istanbul document allegedly states that “under a neutral, non-nuclear regime, any military exercises involving foreign forces are carried out only with the consent of all guarantor states, including Russia.”

At the same time, he noted that yes Ukraine vows security guarantees will not apply to Crimea and Sevastopolbut the new version of the document contains «vague language on effective control “.

“Once again Kiev’s real intentions in the negotiations are revealed, its line to delay and undermine the negotiations through a deviation from the agreements reached. The Kiev regime is controlled by Washington and its allies“They are pushing President Zelensky to continue the hostilities,” Lavrov said, adding that “in the next step, the Ukrainian side will surely demand the withdrawal of troops and will accumulate more and more conditions.” “This plan is understandable, but it is unacceptable.”

Source: News Beast

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