- François Hollande also admits Western bad faith on the Minsk agreements. Archived Message
- François Hollande also admits Western bad faith on the Minsk agreements. - Ken Waldron December 30, 2022, 7:26 pm
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Posted by Ken Waldron
on December 30, 2022, 7:26 pm
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Hollande inadvertently admits (as Merkel) that the Europeans operated in bad faith on the Minsk agreements. the interviewer conveniently talks about "Russian advances" when he actually means Donetsk-Luhansk advances: "In an interview with the German newspaper Die Zeit, Angela Merkel said about the Minsk protocols that 'It was obvious that the conflict was going to be frozen, that the problem was not solved, but it just gave Ukraine precious time.' Do you also believe that the negotiations in Minsk were intended to delay Russian advances in Ukraine? François Hollande: Yes, Angela Merkel is right on this point. The Minsk agreements stopped the Russian offensive for a while. What was very important was to know how the West would use this respite to prevent any further Russian attempts. https://kyivindependent.com/national/hollande-there-will-only-be-a-way-out-of-the-conflict-when-russia-fails-on-the-ground |
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