The U.S. Minister supports putting pressure over Russian for fulfilment of Minsk agreements.
The international community should continue to put diplomatic pressure over RF for making it fulfill Minsk agreements, U.S. Defense Minister James Mattis told, Ukrinform reports.
“As in many other global regions, I support diplomatic efforts, aimed at cooperation with our partners on NATO and Ukraine and continue to put pressure over Russian regarding Minsk obligations”, Mattis said.
He added that it refers to the urgent ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons and unimpeded access of OSCE observers to the conflict zone.