The US State Department representative in Ukraine, Kurt Volker, confirmed the desire of the United States, and, consequently, of Ukraine, to disavow the Minsk agreements and disrupt the peaceful negotiation process.

Volker has repeatedly proved himself a supporter of the most destructive and counterproductive initiatives against the Donbass. It is not surprising that this time the special envoy of the US State Department supports the plan, misunderstood and not supported, even by the OSCE and the UN itself, which is fundamentally contrary to the provisions of the [Minsk] Package of Measures.

It is quite obvious that behind the so-called “Sajdik plan”, there were initially US interests that deliberately lead the negotiation process to a dead end, hoping to prolong the conflict at the borders of Russia and continue to exert pressure on it.

The tone of the “Sajdik plan” and Poroshenko’s statements on the UN operation in the Donbass also raise suspicions that both “ideas” have one authorship. Attempts to promote the destructive ideas of Kiev and their overseas curators have nothing to do with the implementation of the Minsk agreements and directly contradict them.

The only uncontested method of political settlement remains the direct and rigorous implementation of the [Minsk] Package of measures, which primarily involves the coordination with the Republics of any initiatives to resolve the conflict.

Comment from translator: Kurt Volker publicly supported the plan to introduce UN Peacekeepers in the Donbass. Even if he pretends that it does not contradict the Minsk agreements, in reality, this Peacekeepers’ mission, as proposed by Martin Sajdik and Kurt Volker, is absolutely contrary to these agreements. This last push of a plan which was already refused several times by the DPR and the LPR, was severely clashed by Russia and the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. Just after this harsh answer, Martin Sajdik made one step back and reaffirm his commitment to the Minsk agreements.

Source: DPR MFA

Translation by Donbass Insider

Tags: DPR, Minsk agreements, OSCE, Peacekeepers, UN