Moscow's demands with regard to the agreement between the EU and Ukraine are outside the scope of the tripartite agreements achieved earlier, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule has told The Wall Street Journal.
‘You can compare the texts. We can compare the text of the agreements with Russia and the Russian interpretation of these agreements to understand that this interpretation applies to another [world], a parallel world. We are ready to solve real issues and problems, find real solutions. The Russians have to abandon this virtual reality,” he said.
Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev last week sent a letter to the European Commission. In his own words, the letter states, first of all, the need to legalize the tripartite agreements previously achieved at the level of the decision of EU Council and the act of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and secondly, that the ‘creeping’ implementation of the agreement will be considered by Moscow as the violation of the agreements.
According to Brussels, the agreement with Moscow foresees that the implementation of only some parts of the agreement with Ukraine should be postponed until 2016, while the Russian side raises broader requirements. In addition, Moscow, the newspaper said, proposes starting negotiations on amendments to the agreement. Brussels insists that the text of the agreement is final.
