Russia expects new Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to stop the armed hostilities in the eastern part of Ukraine and switch to peaceful efforts to settle the situation, Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov said.
Speaking to journalists in Kyiv on Saturday, Zurabov pointed out that
Russia had repeatedly insisted on switching to peaceful political
methods of achieving compromise in eastern Ukraine.
“Halting the military operation is fundamentally important to us.
Surely, on the condition that the militiamen should also stop armed
activities,” Zurabov said following Poroshenko’s inauguration on
Saturday.
“Poroshenko’s steps in this direction will show how much Russia can
see him as a credible partner for settling and normalizing the situation
in eastern Ukraine,” he said.
