MOSCOW, June 4. /TASS/. Ukraine's terrorist activities threaten to disrupt the negotiation process; NATO intends to militarize the Arctic region; and South Korea’s presidential election outcome may influence Seoul’s foreign policy. These stories have topped Wednesday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.
Media: Kiev’s terrorist acts risk derailing peace negotiations
The Ukrainian authorities have turned to overt terrorism against civilian facilities. Kiev is pressuring Moscow to end peace talks, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik told Izvestia. On June 3, the Ukrainian Security Service reported an operation against the Crimean Bridge. Prior to that, railway bridges in the Bryansk and Kursk regions were blown up.
After the second round of the Istanbul talks with Russia, Ukraine suggested that the next meeting be held between June 20 and 30. However, Kiev’s subversive activities call the effectiveness of the next round into question. "On the one hand, Ukraine is trying to undermine the negotiations, and on the other, it seeks to demonstrate to its allies that it is ready to continue fighting. It’s vital for the Ukrainian leadership to make sure that the conflict goes on," Bogdan Bezpalko, a member of the Russian Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations, said.
