“We must be patient. Parliamentary elections were held recently, a parliamentary majority should be formed within 30 days, a new prime minister should appear, who will introduce a new cabinet of ministers. And the Ministry of the Temporarily Occupied Territories implements the policy that was in the Poroshenko period, ”said the senator.
She noted that the sanctions policy leads to a further deterioration of bilateral relations
"Therefore, such statements can be evaluated exclusively critically and be considered as a destabilizing factor in the development of bilateral relations," added Kovitidi.
Earlier, the Ukrainian government proposed the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of the country to introduce new sanctions against Russian companies involved in the construction of the Krasnodar Territory - Crimea gas pipeline.
Crimea became the Russian region after the referendum held in March 2014, in which the majority of residents spoke in favor of reunification with Russia.