Kuleba, Kofod discuss Russia's attempts to ease sanctions

"The Minister also drew attention to Russia's attempts to manipulate the pandemic and call for the lifting of sanctions under the guise of humanitarian considerations. They say that sectoral restrictions should be lifted amid global economic distress," the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reports.

Dmytro Kuleba stressed that such actions of Russia were manipulation.

"This is manipulation because the EU imposed sanctions not over coronavirus but over Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Accordingly, they can only be linked to Russia's fulfillment of its obligations in the context of peaceful settlement and de-occupation of the Ukrainian territories of Donbas and Crimea," the Ukrainian minister stressed.

In turn, Jeppe Kofod assured Dmytro Kuleba that he shared this approach. The Foreign Minister of Ukraine asked his Danish counterpart to convey these reservations and the position of Ukraine to other colleagues in the EU countries and to assist the Ukrainian citizens staying in Denmark amid transportation and travel restrictions.

“We care about our citizens all over the world. I ask you to help the citizens of Ukraine who stay in Denmark in the conditions of transport and travel restrictions in every possible way. In particular, I will be grateful if, at the time of the pandemic, Denmark does not impose sanctions over expired documents on those who cannot leave the country now. For its part, Ukraine will provide similar assistance to Danish citizens,” Kuleba noted.

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