Tomorrow (17 February), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the situation in Ukraine. Russia is organising the meeting to mark the seventh anniversary of the “Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements”, also known as the Minsk II agreement, adopted on 12 February 2015, and to discuss its implementation. […]
Russia and Ukraine hold divergent interpretations of the Minsk agreement, particularly regarding the sequencing of steps for its implementation. Moscow insists that Kyiv must first implement the political provisions and enact constitutional amendments recognising the “special status” of Donetsk and Lugansk. Kyiv maintains that security measures take precedence, and that a ceasefire must be established with Ukraine regaining control of its territory. Läs artikel