Toward peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian crisis

Moscow demands strict adherence to the Minsk agreements on peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Sunday.

"Russian side tries to achieve strict adherence to the Minsk agreements regarding peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. This is a central goal in our contacts with Ukrainian leadership, with the leaders of self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR, LPR), representatives of the concerned foreign countries, including in the 'Normandy format'," the statement published on Foreign Ministry's website reads.

Moscow has expressed deep concern over Kiev's increasing military presence in Donbas despite the Minsk agreements.

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