The EU puts the responsibility for the war in Donbas on Russia – Tusk

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The President of the European Council calls for full implementation of the Minsk agreements.

In the European Union believe that Russia is responsible for war in Donbas and the fulfillment of the Minsk agreements.

This was stated by the President of the European Council Donald Tusk during a press conference with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker.

“We continue to demand full implementation of the Minsk agreements, and insist on the responsibility of Russia for the war in the East of Ukraine”, – he stressed.

In addition, the President of the European Council recalled the UN data, according to which in 2014, as a result of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine killed more than 10 thousand 250 people, more than 24 thousand 600 people were injured.

“And this is happening in Europe,” he said.

Tusk also said that the EU leaders unanimously agreed to again extend by six months economic sanctions against Russia.

A statement to the media at the XX Summit Ukraine-EU Statement at the press-conference following the 20th Ukraine – EU Summit

Published by Petro Poroshenko on Monday, 9 July 2018.

We will remind, earlier the President of the European Council on behalf of the European leaders urged Russia to accept responsibility for the crash of flight MH17 in the Donbas.

The EU puts the responsibility for the war in Donbas on Russia – Tusk

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