Russia (bbabo.net) - Russian Foreign Minister Sey Lavrov said that he had not heard of the statements of France and F about their readiness to return to the "Normandy format". At a press conference following talks with his Bosnian counterpart Bissera Turkovic, he noted that he would like to understand what Paris and Berlin intend to discuss.

"I have not heard of such statements ... But if they (France and Germany - approx.) Made them and mentioned that the purpose of this initiative is to discuss the situation in Ukraine, then we would like to understand what exactly this is about. fulfillment of the Minsk agreements, you must first draw up a draft of documents that will be submitted at the next meeting of the Normandy format, "the minister said.

He stressed that a couple of months ago the Russian side presented its vision of the outcome of such a possible meeting, but Paris and Berlin refused to discuss it. Given that the proposals of the Russian Federation were drawn up "strictly in accordance with the Minsk agreements." According to Lavrov, the West may try to use the "Normandy format" to "make it easier for Kiev to dodge" the Minsk agreements. He recalled that in Kiev there are now active statements that the Minsk agreements are outdated, a new negotiation format is needed, and Ukrainian politicians do not intend to conduct any dialogue with the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass.

"No one, neither in Paris, nor in Berlin, has ever pulled up such figures for such statements ... Our German and French colleagues kept silent, even when Zelensky, being the president of Ukraine, a multilingual country, said in an interview that if someone from citizens of Ukraine wants to speak Russian and considers himself Russian, let him fail to his Russia. We drew attention to such outrageous statements, no reaction followed, "Lavrov said.

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