From UNIAN:
"The United States believes that Ukraine has failed to fulfill its obligations under the Minsk agreements, Zelenskyy said
Nikita Shenderovsky, December 24, 2025
Russia is questioning Ukraine's compliance with the peace agreement, believing Kyiv failed to fulfill its obligations under the Minsk agreements.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed this opinion during a conversation with journalists, a UNIAN correspondent reports.
"You have to understand the Americans, who have been in a months-long dialogue with the Russians, who tell them: yes, but what's the point of what they sign or don't sign? They signed the Minsk agreements, but they didn't implement them. It's the common opinion of Americans and Russians that Ukraine didn't implement them. We're not debating whether this is true or not. We must defend our interests," Zelenskyy said.
He added that although the agreement was signed, it was impossible to implement. Some of its provisions were deadlocked. And Russia failed to fulfill those obligations that could realistically be fulfilled.
"Now they're saying Ukraine didn't fulfill them. But the agreement was designed to be impossible to implement; it was drafted and concluded that way. It's a stalemate. No one can do it. Neither side. But it's assumed that Ukraine signed it, meaning they were expected to fulfill it. Often, a little more is required of Ukraine," Zelenskyy added.
As a reminder, in 2023, former Russian presidential aide Vladislav Surkov stated that when drafting the Minsk agreements, the Russian leadership assumed they would not be implemented.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously noted that in order to conclude an agreement to end the war, Kyiv must receive reliable security guarantees. He also noted that no one believes in the Budapest Memorandum, Minsk II, or Minsk III, as new security guarantees must be legally binding and approved by parliament."
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