François Fillon Calls on Kiev to Respect Minsk Accords

© REUTERS / Gleb GaranichA boy sits on a swing near a building, which was damaged during fighting between Kiev and Donbass forces, as an armoured personnel carrier (APC) of the Ukrainian armed forces is seen nearby in Avdeyevka near Donetsk. June 7, 2015.
A boy sits on a swing near a building, which was damaged during fighting between Kiev and Donbass forces, as an armoured personnel carrier (APC) of the Ukrainian armed forces is seen nearby in Avdeyevka near Donetsk. June 7, 2015. - Sputnik International
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France’s former prime minister François Fillon called on Kiev to respect the Minsk agreements during the Friday debate with the second presidential hopeful from The Republicans party Alain Juppe.

Right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party's candidate for the party's primary ahead of the 2017 presidential election, Francois Fillon (File) - Sputnik International
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PARIS (Sputnik) – Fillon said that the both sides have to respect the Minsk Accords.

"Finally, I want Russia to respect the Minsk accords, but for that it is also necessary that the Ukrainians respect them," Fillon stressed.

In April 2014, Kiev launched a special military operation in Ukraine’s southeast, after local residents refused to recognize the new Ukrainian authorities, which came to power as a result of a coup. In February 2015, the two sides reached a ceasefire deal after talks brokered by the leaders of Russia, France, Germany and Ukraine — the so-called Normandy Format — in the Belarusian capital of Minsk. Kiev has been reluctant to implement a number of Minsk deal provisions.

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