Russian Economy News: Sands: Russia – the guarantor of the Minsk agreements, but not Ukrainian side of the conflict

Friday, February 13, 2015

Sands: Russia – the guarantor of the Minsk agreements, but not Ukrainian side of the conflict – Rosbalt.RU

Rosbalt, 13/02/2015 12:02

MOSCOW, February 13. Russia – the guarantor of Ukrainian settlement, and not the party that performs a series of measures aimed at it. On this, as reported by RIA Novosti, said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

“Russia – a country that is intended by the parties to the conflict. It is a country that has encouraged the parties to the conflict to sign a package of measures to implement the agreements Minsk. But Russia is not a party that performs this set-up. It is a country which acts as a guarantor, with an appeal, but certainly is not the party who should take action to do so. We just can not do it physically, because Russia is not a party to the conflict “, – said Sands.

Following the talks,” Norman Quartet “in Minsk, which began on Wednesday evening and ended at noon on Thursday, negotiators adopted two documents. The first, signed a tripartite contact group provides performance Minsk arrangements. Second, leaders adopted “Norman four” non-subscription – statement by the leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine that they support this process.

For more information about the agreements reached in Minsk you can read here.

Opinion

February 12, 2015 -> Secret Covenant articles Minsk The Russian-European-Ukrainian negotiations, with all its drama, clear to no avail. There are full of documents composed by default. They make sense only if supported by decisions about which nothing is said aloud.	February 11, 2015 -> US – Russia: five steps to the abyss The confrontation between Moscow and Washington was the result of short-sightedness and incompetence on both sides. As a result, the United States lost an important potential ally, and Russia is suffering under sanctions.
February 11, 2015 -> Kiev is no longer a refuge Residents of Central Ukraine in fear of war, buying a house in Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk. Meanwhile themselves zapadentsy massively flee to Europe, apparently believing that the fighting has come to them.	February 10, 2015 -> Robbery during a panic imitating violent anti-crisis activities, economic agencies have made a list of “systemically important institutions”. Promise to divide between them 200 billion rubles. Much more useful it would be to do the opposite: make a list of enterprises not subject to financing.
February 9, 2015 – -> The main brake of the Russian economy The amount of funds allocated by government order, is constantly increasing. This is one of the most important mechanisms of our economic system – and it is extremely inefficient.	February 9, 2015 -> Science Day with the smell of burning Not in the heyday nor in time of crisis modernization, innovation, import substitution did not take root on Russian soil. And it looks like the Academy of Sciences turns into an alien and burdensome body Body of the Russian authorities.
February 7, 2015 -> The rich become richer and the poor – sadder Before the era of globalization, income differentiation in developed countries gradually decreased. But in the XXI century, it seems, may again increase. Are we once again find ourselves in a “wild capitalism”?	February 6, 2015 -> And now cards Gentlemen! Enter in Russia ration cards or not – this is still the question is not so much economic as political and psychological. The problem is that this is not a reminder of the most fun times – for “bony hand of hunger.”

Analytics, interviews, reports

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