Alexander Kuranov. Europe makes little to prevent severe congestion in the Ukraine, which could happen If Kyiv does not cope With the necessary reforms, said the Minister of foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Lubomir Zaoralek, Speaking on Sunday on national television.

"I believe that we in the European Union a little doing to prevent severe congestion of Ukraine ", - said Zaoralek.

According to the Minister, this applies not only to financial aid to Kyiv, But also its ability to implement the necessary political and economic reforms.

"now you need to focus not on the (anti -) sanctions, which everywhere and only declare, and what was required to make European countries for specific assistance to Ukraine, for example, in the field of micro-management," said Zaoralek.- Kiev waiting for difficult reforms, for example, in the area of the tax system and the energy sector ".

If the Ukrainian Authorities are not able to cope With the implementation of the necessary changes, financial assistance to the country has the ability to be stopped, noticed it.

On the reverse side, he said, the failure of reforms in Ukraine can have severe consequences for European countries, including the Czech Republic.

The Minister also reminded that the program outlined agreements in Minsk, designed not for two or three weeks, and in the long term." Yes, the 1st and foremost they are Talking about the announcement of the ceasefire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the exchange of prisoners, that is already done, " said Zaoralek.- But then it is supposed to do a lot, for example, the deputies of the Ukrainian Parliament. The story is about, for example, holding on to the East of the elections in accordance with the Ukrainian laws and under the supervision of the OSCE, and many other steps at the end of the year should end with agreement on the establishment of monitoring Kiev over the Russian-Ukrainian border."

The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict began almost 5, 7 thousands of civilians. The resolution of the Ukrainian fall under negotiation in different formats, for example, during meetings of the contact group in Minsk with the mediation of the Russian Federation and the OSCE.


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, took place against a background of a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, instigated by the Ukrainian law enforcers who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. According to the results of the meeting of the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a package of measures involving, for example, a cease-fire in the Donbass With fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of a security zone.

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