Russia still not willing to comply with Minsk agreements - Volker

Russia absolutely does not want to comply with the Minsk agreements that can bring peace to Ukraine, U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker has said.

He said this in a video address to the participants of the 12th Kyiv Security Forum on Thursday, April 11, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"We believe firmly that the Minks agreements need to be implemented fully. So far, Russia has not been willing to do that, but we remain prepared to engage, to do whatever we can to facilitate negotiations, the introduction of peacekeepers that it helpful so that the people of eastern Ukraine can get their lives back once again," Volker said.

He emphasized that the United States seeks "a genuine negotiation that restores the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as called for in the Minsk agreements."

"We need to see the political steps in these Minsk agreements implemented as well. Ukraine has done a lot in that direction. And if we are able to establish security, then we should be able to move the rest of the way as well," the diplomat said.

"The United States strongly supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine," Volker said.

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