NATO Secretary General: recognizing the elections in the Donbass, the Russian Federation violates the contract
Vladimir Dobrovolsky. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg believes that the statements of the Russian Federation to recognize the results of elections of heads and parliaments in the Donbass demonstrate the continuation of the Russian Federation to destabilize the situation in Ukraine.
the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth reported that the planned Elections undermine efforts towards conflict resolution " and " directly conflict Minsk agreements."
" Statements authorized by the Russian authorities that the Russian Federation recognizes these so-called Elections, show that the Russian Federation continues its efforts to destabilize Ukraine, " said Stoltenberg, calling on the Russian Federation as not to disturb the Minsk consensus.
the Secretary-General also recalled that the allies did not recognize the Elections in the Donbass.
Elections in DND and LNR will be held on 2 November. Russia has said that they are willing to accept their results. U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry have said before, that North America and the international community do not recognize the Elections in DND and LNR, as it will be infractions of the Minsk agreements. In the Russian international Ministry stressed that artificial interpretation of the agreements prevents the restoration of peace in Ukraine.
According to Russian Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov, Russia sees nothing wrong in the fact that the authorities DND want by election to get a democratic mandate, as well as among them for negotiations with Kiev.