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Translation

Medvedev: Russia has never guaranteed the Ukrainian territorial integrity

http://www.investor.bg/centralna-i-iztochna-evropa/335/a/medvedev-rusiia-nikoga-ne-e-garantirala-teritorialnata-cialost-na-ukraina,172951/

Russia has never guaranteed the Ukrainian territorial integrity, that’s why it can’t be considered as an act against the international treaties. The Russian premier Medvedev said in an interview for the television program “news on Saturday”.

Commenting the memorandum in Budapest, on which the western partners often consider as a link to the Ukrainian crisis, the premier noted that the Russian guarantees are referred to situations in which the sovereignty of Ukraine is threatened for the outside.

“Guarantees for the territorial integrity of a country can be provided only by that very country, its people and its governors”, announced Medvedev,

The Russian premier added that Moscow is ready to negotiate with Ukraine the schedule for its the dept paying, if Kiev starts to pay off, wrote BTA. Medvedev defined as a “game” the request of Kiev before starting the dept paying, to negotiate new payment schedule.

Medvedev advised the Europeans countries to “sit down and to calculate” which import of gas would be cheaper. According t o him the American gas would cost 40-50 % more to the Europeans.

“Our gas-relations with Europe are imperishable. We really count on them, because for us it’s a big and important market.” Added the Russian Premier.

 He insured, that the influence, of the western sanctions to the Russian economic, is minimal, but he underlined that according to Moscow it’s like “an echo of the Cold war”.