Novorossiya People's Front member accuses Poroshenko of breaching Minsk deal
DONETSK. Oct 7 (Interfax) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's reluctance to sign a law granting "special" status to Donbas comes in violation of the September 5 Minsk agreements, Denis Pushilin, who coordinates socioeconomic issues within the Novorossiya People's Front, told reporters on Tuesday.
"Poroshenko is clearly delaying the signing of the law that grants special status to Donbas even though the Rada voted in favor of adopting it on September 16. It is a direct violation of Point 3 of the Minsk peace protocol. The Minsk agreements will become invalid if Donbas does not receive special status," Pushilin said.
This situation may mean that Kyiv plans to reject the peace plan and could be preparing a new army operation against the self-proclaimed Donetsk (DPR) and Luhansk (LPR) People's Republics, he said.
"If the special status law is not signed, an invasion [of the militia-controlled DPR and LPR by the Ukrainian army] will become inevitable," he said.
Pushilin also suggested that the Ukrainian authorities are "only playing for time and are using this entire peace process to get ready for a new war."