Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that if Russia abides by the Minsk protocol setting a ceasefire in Ukraine, sanctions enacted by the United States and European Union against Russia can be lifted.
Speaking at a press conference in Sochi beside his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Kerry said that regardless of “whoever has instigated” the fighting in Ukraine, it “has gone on too long.”
“If and when Minsk is fully implemented,” the secretary of state said, “it is clear the U.S. and EU sanctions can begin to be rolled back.”
He added that the Minsk agreements, if implemented without “any …read more
Source: European Voice
