US and EU trying to dissolve agreement on Ukrainian crisis settlement - Lavrov
4 March 2014, 16:22
The US and the EU are trying to dissolve the agreement on the Ukrainian crisis settlement reached between head of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych and the opposition on February 21, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a press conference in Tunis following a meeting with his Tunisian counterpart Mongi Hamdi.
'The US and the EU are actually trying to dissolve the agreement on the Ukrainian crisis settlement reached between head of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych and the opposition on February 21, which provides for the establishment of a national unity government, constitutional reform, surrender of illegal weapons, rescue of streets and cities from armed gangs.. It turns out that they are unable to influence those who have come to power in the Verkhovna Rada.
Unfortunately, they still depend on the armed men, who set forth conditions for the whole country,' Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press conference in Tunis.
Russian military in Sevastopol follow agreement on Black Sea fleet
The Russian military in Sevastopol follow the agreements that were signed earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
'As to the Russian military who are at the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, they always strictly follow the agreements on the basis of which the Russian fleet is present on this territory and the positions and requests made by the legitimate administration of Ukraine, and in this case also the legitimate administration of the Republic of Crimea,' Lavrov said.
Sanctions imposed on Russia by Western partners would be counterproductive
TUNIS. March 4 (Interfax) - The sanctions imposed by Western countries on Russia would be counterproductive, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. 'We have always been against unilateral sanctions. They have never brought anything good. I hope our partners will understand that such policies are counterproductive,' Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a press conference in Tunisia following a meeting with his Tunisian counterpart Mongi Hamdi, commenting on the information on the threats made by the EU and the U.S. to impose sanctions on Russia over its stance on Ukraine.
Russia to not change it's position on Ukraine - FM Lavrov
Russia will not change its stance on the situation in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
'Russia's position is honest, and because it is honest we will not change it,' Lavrov told a press conference in Tunisia following a meeting with his Tunisian counterpart Mongi Hamdi.
Russian servicemen in Sevastopol are guided with Black Sea fleet agreement and appeals from Ukranina legitimate authorities, Russia FM said.
Lavrov also spoke on threat of Westgern sanction on Russia: 'I hope our partners will understand that they are counterproductive.'
Voice of Russia, Interfax
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