Donetsk /Kiev’s commitment to disengagement may become a step towards peace – Nikonorova

November 08, 2019 13:54, DAN Donetsk News Agency (DPR) https://dan-news.info/en/world-en/kievs-commitment-to-disengagement-may-become-a-step-towards-peace-nikonorova.html

Donetsk, Nov 8 – DAN. Kiev’s commitment to disengagement agreements in Petrovskoye can become a major contribution to the peace settlement, said DPR Foreign Minister Natalia Nikonorova.

Earlier Ambassador Martin Sajdik, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and to the Contact Group, issued a statement saying that the disengagement is expected to begin on November 9.

“If it happens it will be a big step towards implementation of the Normandy Four instructions and

a certain signal of Ukrainian authorities’ attempts to embark on the peace settlement,” Nikonoroca said.

She thanked Ambassador Sajdik for the efforts to achieve agreement with the Ukrainian side and emphasized that the DPR is fully ready for a symmetrical disengagement of forces and hardware on the agreed day. *ot

Донецк/Выполнение Киевом обязательств по Петровскому может стать серьезным шагом к миру – Никонорова

ноябрь 08, 2019 13:42, Донецкое Агентство Новостей (ДНР)  https://dan-news.info/politics/vypolnenie-kievom-obyazatelstv-po-petrovskomu-mozhet-stat-sereznym-shagom-k-miru-nikonorova.html

Донецк, 8 ноя – ДАН. Выполнение Киевом обязательств по разведению в Петровском может стать значительным шагом к мирному урегулированию конфликта в Донбассе. Об этом сегодня заявила министр иностранных дел ДНР, полномочный представитель Республики на переговорах в Минске Наталья Никонорова.

Ранее сегодня спецпредставитель действующего председателя ОБСЕ Мартин Сайдик сообщил, что Контактная группа по мирному урегулированию конфликта в Донбассе согласовала дату возобновления разведения сил и средств на участке «Петровское – Богдановка». Процесс должен начаться 9 ноября в 13:00 по московскому времени.

«Если это действительно произойдет, это будет серьезным шагом в конструктивном направлении и значительным прогрессом в выполнении предписаний Нормандской четверки, а также определенным сигналом о попытках руководства Украины приступить к мирному урегулированию конфликта», — подчеркнула Никонорова.

Она также выразила Сайдику благодарность за усилия, приложенные для достижения договоренностей с украинской стороной, и подчеркнула, что ДНР полностью готова к синхронному и зеркальному разведению сил в согласованную дату. *нм*пг*нк

Donetsk/Marina Zheinova: Naftogaz’s victory to result in reduction in social payments and subsidies for Ukrainian population

07.11.2019, Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) https://dnrsovet.su/marina-zheinova-naftogaz-s-victory-to-result-in-reduction-in-social-payments-and-subsidies-for-ukrainian-population/

The imaginary victory of the Kiev authorities will lead to defeat for the Ukrainian population, People’s Council MP Marina Zheinova stated in a comment to the official website of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

“The statements of the Minister of Energy of Ukraine about the alleged readiness to stop the transit of Russian gas are yet another blurring of eyes and lies to ordinary citizens of the country who are the first to feel yet another ‘help’ of the newly made government.

The fact that Ukraine will lose due to transit, or rather its absence, at least $ 3 billion a year with a budget deficit, peak payments on loan obligations to the IMF and other lenders, as well as against the background of reduction and revision of social payments and subsidies, is the most obvious fact.

The problem is that not only does the quality of the provided housing and utility services for enormous amounts in community charges leave much to be desired, and in the middle of winter we see entire villages and residential areas freezing. In fact, now people cannot get the long-awaited heating in homes whatsoever. The laws of physics have not been cancelled, and even more so they cannot be changed by declarative statements of officials.

The gas transportation system of Ukraine was built back in the Soviet Union, and today no Ukrainian authorities have enough money to completely update and rebuild it.

Upon the termination of transit, the consequences of yet another ‘victory’ will lead to a decrease in gas pressure in the system. Residential gas boilers, not to mention centralized heating, are designed for a certain pressure, in the absence of which they will constantly turn off.

And when officials talk about a record gas reserve, stored in the repositories, in the amount of almost 22 billion cubic metres of gas, they are at least being sly, as this includes buffer gas and gas from European companies. Unless once again a little was stolen, out of habit. And this is already a probable shortage of gas in the European territory in the future.

And in the absence of transit, it will be necessary not only to modernize, but partially mothball the system, revise the scheme of operation, which will also require significant funding. And it turns out that raising tariffs for the population is just around the corner.

And let’s not forget about the many years of litigation between Gazprom and Naftogaz.

Once again, the alleged victory of the Ukrainian government will lead to defeat for the ordinary population,” the parliamentarian said.

Подробнее на сайте Народного Совета ДНР: https://dnrsovet.su/marina-zheinova-naftogaz-s-victory-to-result-in-reduction-in-social-payments-and-subsidies-for-ukrainian-population/