"The Ukrainian side refused any work on agreeing with the Donbass a roadmap for a comprehensive political settlement of the conflict in accordance with the Minsk agreements, insisting on discussing an isolated law on special status, which has shown its ineffectiveness," said Gryzlov, quoted by TASS.
The remark of the self-proclaimed LPR and DPR about Kiev's unwillingness to conduct the dialogue prescribed by the Package of Measures from March 2015 on the parameters of special status “was ignored,” he added.
“Our recommendation to the parties to discuss the parameters of the future regime of coexistence of Ukraine and Donbass in the draft road maps was supported by Donetsk and Lugansk, but rejected by Kiev.
This is a clear and complete degradation of the political position of the Ukrainian authorities, who are really not ready to substantively negotiate with the other side of the conflict, ”concluded Gryzlov.
Earlier, Gryzlov said that the representatives of Kiev at the meeting ignored the constructive proposals of the self-proclaimed republics.
On November 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with European Council President Charles Michel, announced Kiev's provocative actions aimed at aggravating the situation in Donbass.