Russia today warned Ukraine against severing diplomatic relations as a response from Kiev to the recognition of the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, as it would be an “extremely undesirable scenario”.
“The rupture of diplomatic relations would be an extremely undesirable scenario, which will make everything more complicated not only for the states, but also for the peoples of the two countries,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said in his daily telephone press conference. .
The president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenski, declared today at a press conference that he will study the possibility of breaking diplomatic relations with Russia after the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, recognized those pro-Russian republics of Donbas.
According to Zelensky, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry asked him to break off relations with Russia.
“Immediately after our press conference I will review and study this matter, and not only this, but our steps against the Russian escalation,” he said in Kiev in a joint appearance with his Estonian counterpart, Alar Karis.
Zelensky denounced that, with the recognition of the self-proclaimed republics, “Russia creates the legal bases for military aggression against Ukraine, thereby violating all its bilateral and multilateral commitments.”
The president added that he does not expect “a powerful war” against the country, nor a broad escalation, but warned that he will implement martial law if this happens.
For his part, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told the press that Moscow does not plan to break diplomatic relations with Ukraine.
“We have not thought about that decision. It is not our option. It will be Kiev’s decision,” Rudenko told reporters. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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