Vladislav Surkov, the secretive “grey cardinal” who is regarded as the architect of Vladimir Putin’s political system and runs Ukraine policy in the Kremlin, had also visited the region recently to demand the local leaders come into line, said two Russian sources.
Right after he left for Moscow the ground fighting broke out and the intense shellings started so this comment is pure propaganda aimed at making Russia appear to be for a Minsk 2 settlement--BUT actions speak now far louder than words do.
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