The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko believes that the decision of the DPR and the LPR on the new dates of the elections has delayed the implementation of the Minsk agreements, informs the press service of the Ukrainian head on Tuesday.

first of power DND and LNR agreed to postpone for 2016 local elections that were scheduled for autumn 2015. The intention of the self-proclaimed republics to hold elections in the fall was criticized by countries-guarantors of the Minsk agreements by France and Germany, as well as Kiev. In the LPR elections postponed from 1 November 2015 to 21 February 2016, and in DND, 18 October 2015 20 April 2016.

"Unfortunately, the Blackmail, by definition, date casts us from Minsk, not closer To it," he said Tuesday Poroshenko.

He said that Kyiv has made the initiative during the trilateral contact group to hold these conversations and to clearly Decide the content, the text and the previous conditions are written in Ukrainian legislation and guaranteed by the Ukrainian Constitution.

"Unfortunately, they decided to go the other way and again to blackmail Ukraine dates of those or other elections. Blackmail for Ukraine is unacceptable. Instead of dialogue on the establishment of the law, if you try this method to announce fresh dates of the fake election, it will only lead To the continuation and deepening of punishment. I think that this showed the interest of no one, " said the head.

He said that Ukraine's position is the fulfillment of the Minsk agreements and under these agreements is currently in the Donbass observed silence and given technique.

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