Russia is committed to the peace process in eastern Ukraine and wants further talks on ending the conflict between government forces and separatists, the Kremlin said on Friday.
Foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov also said Russia respects the will of voters in the east after a separatist leadership election regarded as illegitimate by the West.
But, following Western criticism of Moscow’s stance on Sunday’s vote, Ushakov said Moscow had deliberately chosen the word “respect” rather than “recognize”.
“We support the continuation of the Minsk process and advocate holding another meeting of the Contact Group,” Ushakov told reporters, referring to a ceasefire agreement reached …read more
Source: Voice of America
