The United States welcomes the agreement signed between Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and the opposition leaders.
“The United States welcomes the agreement signed today between
Ukrainian President Yanukovych and opposition leaders. Now, the focus
must be on concrete action to implement this agreement, which we will be
monitoring closely,” the Office of the Press Secretary of the White
House said in a statement.
The United States calls for immediate implementation of the initial
steps – an end to the violence, amnesty and security normalization, and
passage of the constitutional package in the [Verkhovna] Rada – to
provide space for the negotiations to begin on formation of a
technocratic coalition government.
According to the statement, there must be accountability for those
responsible for the violence and the casualties that have resulted since
the crisis began.
“We remain prepared to impose additional sanctions as necessary,” the statement says.
