Kyiv.Ukraine.Ukraine Gate – October 20,2021-The Ukrainian delegation to the tripartite contact group stated that the Russian Foreign Ministry officially recognized the participation of Russian citizens in the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine.
“We congratulate the Russian representatives on this courageous step: it is difficult to admit reality after eight years of continuous lies.
“We wish Russian diplomats strength and inspiration in overcoming the next barrier: official recognition of the full responsibility of the Russian leadership for starting and continuing the international armed conflict in eastern Ukraine. This is the main guarantee of the real peaceful resolution.
According to the authors of the statement, “we once again congratulate the Russian Foreign Ministry and support its leadership in their bold steps in favor of ending Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. Hold on, we know how difficult it is for you now.”
The post also gives a link to a comment by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova “in connection with the detention of Russian citizen A. V. Kosyak in Ukraine.”
On October 17, Russian-backed forces blocked the exit from the OSCE SMM’s forward patrol base in the temporarily occupied city of Horlivka. Observers were also not allowed to leave the hotel. OSCE monitors were told that “they were not allowed to leave the hotel premises until the member of the armed formations reportedly detained by the Ukrainian Armed Forces inside the disengagement area near Zolote on 13 October had been released.”
The post also gives a link to a comment by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova “in connection with the detention of Russian citizen A. V. Kosyak in Ukraine.”
