Russia is not implementing its part of the #MinskAgreements, the security part, by maintaining a ceasefire, withdrawing its Occupation troops from the Donbas, allowing its militias to be disarmed peacefully and returning the border to Ukrainian control, with full OSCE access. 1/ 
At the same time, Russia insists that Ukraine is failing to implement its part of the agreements, the political part, by granting the Russian-occupied territories elections and political autonomy. Meanwhile, Russia issues passports, creating Donbas citizens of Russia. 2/
Russia has in effect co-opted Macron and Scholz in its efforts to force Ukraine to grant political 'autonomy' to a region occupied by Russian troops and under Moscow's control via puppet administrations. Any elections will inevitably be used to justify annexation by Russia. 3/
Imagine, hypothetically, if Roussillon (Northern Catalonia) in France aimed to join Catalonia, and Catalan troops invaded and occupied Pyrénées-Orientales, controlling it from Barcelona. Imagine if Macron was under pressure to grant 'autonomy' to occupied Pyrénées-Orientales. 4/
Or if, hypothetically, separatists in Slesvig-Holsten rebelled against Federal Germany and were supported by Danish troops. Would Scholz agree with Danish demands that Germany grant political 'autonomy' to Danish military-occupied Schleswig-Holstein under control from Copenhagen?
Macron and Scholz make the right noises about "both sides" implementing the Minsk agreements. But, it is Russia that is not implementing the provisions. 🇺🇦 cannot implement the political part BEFORE 🇷🇺 has implemented the security part. Neither could 🇫🇷 or 🇩🇪 if it was them. End/
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