Ukraine is destroying itself, Russia claims — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Ukraine’s continued refusal to implement the Minsk peace agreements implies that Kiev solely has itself accountable for its impending destruction, the Russian ambassador to the UN has claimed at a gathering of the Safety Council.

Talking on Monday, Vassily Nebenzya accused Ukraine of injuring itself by sabotaging the Minsk agreements, two peace treaties signed in 2014 and 2015 that aimed to place an finish to the Warfare in Donbass.

The battle started in 2014 after the occasions of the Maidan, when violent avenue protests toppled the democratically elected authorities in Ukraine. This finally led to the 2 self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk (DPR) and Lugansk (LPR) declaring independence, a transfer acknowledged by neither Moscow nor Kiev. Ukraine believes Russia is backing the 2 republics.

Nevertheless, in accordance with Nebenzya, the battle in Donbass is an inside Ukrainian downside that may solely be resolved by the federal government in Kiev and its implementation of the Minsk agreements, “which primarily present for direct dialogue with Donetsk and Lugansk.”

“If our Western colleagues are pushing Kiev to sabotage the Minsk agreements, which the Ukrainian authorities are completely happy to do, this might finish in probably the most disastrous manner for Ukraine. And never as a result of somebody will destroy it. However as a result of it should destroy itself,” Nebenzya mentioned.

“And Russia has completely nothing to do with it. Don’t attempt to shift the blame from the sick to the wholesome,” the diplomat continued.

The UN Safety Council debate was known as by Washington in response to the present state of affairs in Ukraine. Moscow stands accused of inserting 100,000 troops on the frontier, with some alleging it’s planning an assault. This declare has repeatedly been denied by the Kremlin, and it has additionally been performed down by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Russia had tried to cease the controversy from going forward, however solely discovered help from China. Gabon, India, and Kenya abstained.

Russia, a signatory of Minsk II, has additionally been accused of failing to uphold its finish of the cut price. In line with the US, Moscow is accountable for backing unlawful armed teams in Donbass, and has even been accused of placing its personal troops within the area. In line with the treaties, all international fighters should be moved from Ukraine.

“We proceed to name on the Russian authorities to meet its Minsk settlement commitments to drag again forces and weapons from the Line of Contact in japanese Ukraine, in addition to to drag again the forces it has amassed alongside Ukraine’s borders and finish its aggressive and threatening rhetoric,” an announcement from US State Division spokesman Ned Value mentioned in December.