Ukrainian MFA to discuss with German, French ambassadors intentions to resume EU-Russia summits

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said this in his video address on Facebook.

In particular, Kuleba said that the proposal of France and Germany to resume EU-Russia summits grossly violated the national interests of Ukraine. According to him, it is necessary to be open with them and firmly defend our national interests.

"Therefore, today we will talk with the ambassadors of Germany and France. We want to better understand what intentions Berlin and Paris are pursuing and how this relates to the sanctions policy against Russia and their role as mediators in the Normandy format," he said.

Kuleba also called the lack of support for the proposal to resume EU-Russia summits at the summit of EU leaders a victory.

As Ukrinform reported, during a meeting with EU High Representative Josep Borrell on Thursday, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba expressed deep concern over the idea of resuming EU-Russia summits. According to the minister, such a decision without any progress on the part of Moscow in the field of compliance with international law can only undermine the EU's non-recognition policy of the illegal annexation of Crimea and the effectiveness of sanctions, as well as push Russia to non-fulfillment of the Minsk agreements.

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