Vladimir Putin answered a journalist's question on his recent expression "like it or don't like it - be patient, my beauty" in relation to President Zelensky.
"When we hear these comments from the head of state that he likes and doesn’t like something in the fundamental treaties that regulate very important relations between countries in terms of security,
including Ukraine itself, it seems to me that this is not the right format. If a state has undertaken certain commitments, especially those enshrined in the norms of international law, in the UN Security Council resolution, then everything should be fulfilled and agreements should be reached on how to do it," Putin explained.
At the news conference after the talks in Moscow with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Monday, Putin drew attention to Zelensky’s recent statement that he did not like any points of the Minsk peace deal. Putin emphasized that the Minsk accords should be implemented since there is no alternative to these agreements. Then, he said: 'Like it or not, my beauty, you have to put up with it', using an expression that rhymes in Russian.
The Minsk agreements are the cornerstone of peaceful settlement in Donbass. The deal outlines such measures as a ceasefire, the withdrawal of weapons, amnesty, and the restoration of economic ties. It also envisages carrying out a constitutional reform in Ukraine aimed at decentralization, taking into account the special status of certain areas in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions. This plan has not been fulfilled so far as Ukraine refuses to implement political points until security issues are settled.
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