Czech Republic calls for maintaining sanctions on Russia until Minsk agreements are implemented
The Czech Republic supports the preservation of sanctions against the Russian Federation until the Minsk Agreements on the settlement of the situation in eastern Ukraine are fully implemented, as stated by the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lubomir Zaoralek.
"The Czech Republic supports the sanction policy until the full implementation of the Minsk Agreements. Our sanctions are linked to the illegal annexation of the Crimea and the use of force after that,” said Zaoralek at a joint news conference with the Ukrainian, Slovak, and Hungarian foreign ministers in Kyiv on Tuesday, reports Interfax-Ukraine.
The Czech Minister added that the military threat against Ukraine that started three years is also a threat to peace and security in Europe.
“Since the Cold War, the security of Europe has not been subjected to such a threat as it is now,” the minister stressed.
The head of the Czech Foreign Ministry noted the importance of combating corruption in Ukraine, as well as the continuation of the reform process.