Poroshenko has threatened to make wider punishment against Russia
The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko threatened to make wider punishment or to use other tools is relatively capital of Russia, If Russia will approve the elections in the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics. "If in the Russian Federation (elections) approve - It is brutal failures by Russia of the Minsk agreements. Must be in response to appropriate steps. It has the ability to be an extension or renewal of punishment, It can be other tools that are in the hands of the international brotherhood to do motivation to return Russia to the negotiating table ", - said Poroshenko, RIA "news" referring to TV channel "ICTV". Poroshenko also said that Kyiv will do everything in their power to prevent a repetition of the elections in DND and LNR. Along with this, the head of Russian foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov said elections in the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics violate the Minsk consensus, since no date they are not spelled out. On September 21, Poroshenko also threatened to make wider punishment against Russia in the case of " non-execution of the Minsk agreements ". Recall, 16 September, on the Internet representation of the President of Ukraine announced a list of physical and legal entities, placed under Ukrainian punishment in connection with events in Crimea and in the Donbass. Before in the same day the head of DNR Alexander Zakharchenko, despite pressure from Kiev, said that it has appointed elections to local authorities of Donetsk national Republic on 18 October, the head LNR Igor Carpenter has appointed date of elections on November 1. On 9 September the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree on ensuring the holding of "democratic, fair and transparent" elections to the local bodies of Power in Ukraine October 25. The authorities of Donetsk and Lugansk national republics many times stated about the conduct of its local elections regardless of the wishes of Kiev. In DND also said that the elections in Donetsk and Lugansk national republics will be held legally agreed with the authorized DND and LNR, but these approvals will not be contrary to the law on elections in Ukraine.