On February 8, 2022 French President [[Emmanuel Macron]] announced at a joint press conference in Kiev that Zelensky was ready to implement the [[Minsk Agreements]],<ref>https://scooptrade.com/macron-announced-zelenskys-readiness-to-implement-the-minsk-agreements-on-donbass/</ref> promising that everything will go according to the wishes of the international community. On the next day: "The official Kiev has declared this evening that it was not willing to fulfill the Minsk agreements, and lead to direct negotiations with the Donbass. This happened only twenty-four hours after the joint press conference, Macron and Zelensky, when it was claimed that Ukraine would start with the implementation of the agreements. Of which the decision on war and peace directly depended.“<ref>https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2022-02-23-ambassador-antonov--washington-encouraged-kiev-not-to-comply-with-the-minsk-agreements.H1GTFmQ7ec.html</ref> | On February 8, 2022 French President [[Emmanuel Macron]] announced at a joint press conference in Kiev that Zelensky was ready to implement the [[Minsk Agreements]],<ref>https://scooptrade.com/macron-announced-zelenskys-readiness-to-implement-the-minsk-agreements-on-donbass/</ref> promising that everything will go according to the wishes of the international community. On the next day: "The official Kiev has declared this evening that it was not willing to fulfill the Minsk agreements, and lead to direct negotiations with the Donbass. This happened only twenty-four hours after the joint press conference, Macron and Zelensky, when it was claimed that Ukraine would start with the implementation of the agreements. Of which the decision on war and peace directly depended.“<ref>https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2022-02-23-ambassador-antonov--washington-encouraged-kiev-not-to-comply-with-the-minsk-agreements.H1GTFmQ7ec.html</ref> |