A contract instead of a call

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine in his official statement called Fars the call of Vladimir Putin to transfer the "referenda" on the status of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions. “Any“ terrorist referendums ”in the east of our country are illegal by definition, and therefore calls about their“ transfer ”are by no means a manifestation of goodwill, but ordinary farce,” the document says. “Such a scenario was already carried out by Russia in Crimea.”

The Demarch Putin noted the department, "despite the appearance of the gestures of" goodwill "... has nothing to do with the real search for ways of settlement," since the discussion of ways of such a settlement "without the participation of Ukraine is meaningless and unacceptable." “Instead of statements, real actions are needed,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry emphasizes.

First of all, Kyiv demanded from Moscow to comply with Geneva agreements. Russia is obliged to dissolve from the activities of terrorists in eastern Ukraine, publicly urging them to lay down their weapons and "stop the subversive work of sabotage groups." In addition, the department noted, "the withdrawal of Russian military units from Ukrainian borders should receive real confirmations."

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry also announced the need to "put an end to the substitution of concepts." “There is no civil war in Ukraine,” the statement emphasizes. “The essence of the conflict is the aggression of the Russian Federation against our country, the occupation of Crimea and in the causing intervention in internal affairs, accompanied by the support of terrorist actions against Ukrainian citizens and the integrity of the state.”

The agency confirmed the readiness of the official Kyiv for the "full -scale national dialogue", calling it "the" unconditional priority of the Ukrainian government. " Nevertheless, it is emphasized in the statement, "the dialogue is impossible and inconceivable with terrorists." “Therefore, joint international actions should be a fundamentally important step for the localization and neutralization of any sources of terrorism,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.

At the same time, the department noted that Putin's statements "indicate the first results of consolidated international pressure on the Kremlin in response to aggression committed against Ukraine."

Skeptically appreciated Putin's statements in the USA. Thus, the deputy press secretary of the White House Josh Irnest confirmed the previously expressed position of Washington, saying that the "referendums" in eastern Ukraine should be canceled, and not just postponed. "

The press secretary of the State Department Jen Psaki, for his part, noted : "This is a useful step, but, of course, President Putin and Russians can do much more to achieve a de-escalation of the situation and ensure safe elections." Russia, Psaki said, should affect armed groups in order to ensure the safe holding of the presidential elections in Ukraine, appointed on May 25.

On Wednesday, Putin, following negotiations with the President of Switzerland, the head of the OSCE DEDIE BURKHALTER called for the separatists to transfer the "referendum" on the status of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions , appointed on May 11. The meaning of such a measure, according to Putin, is to "create the necessary conditions for this dialogue (" referendum ". - Ed.)."

Putin also said that the presidential election in Ukraine is a movement in the right direction. In addition, he assured that Russia allocated its troops from the Ukrainian border.