“Against the background of political conflicts in Kiev, against the background of internal Kiev differences, we see the actions of the Ukrainian authorities to aggravate the situation in Donbass,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

Gryzlov noted that the Ukrainian authorities are inclined towards this option, despite the fact that it is “unpromising and bad” for them.

The plenipotentiary of Russia believes that the situation in Donbass will remain tense until Kiev returns to the format of measures to strengthen the ceasefire.

Earlier, Gryzlov said that Kiev had not presented a plan for a peaceful settlement of the situation in the six years of the conflict in Donbass.