Ukraine has requested a meeting with Russian officials within 48 hours after Moscow “failed” to respond to a request to provide detailed explanations of its military activities on the border.
On Friday, Ukraine’s ministry for foreign affairs officially triggered the demand in accordance with mechanisms enshrined in paragraph three of the Vienna Document – a series of security-based agreements between European states.
“According to the Vienna Document, Russia needs to provide detailed explanation on the objectives, precise location and dates of completion of its military activities, as well as designation, subordination, number and types of formations, as well as types of equipment involved,” Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister, said on Friday – giving its neighbour 48 hours to reply.
In a tweet today, Kuleba said Russia had “failed” to respond to its demands.
“Consequently, we take the next step,” he wrote. “We request a meeting with Russia and all participating states within 48 hours to discuss its reinforcement & redeployment along our border & in temporarily occupied Crimea.”
