On the occasion of the tense situation in Ukraine, the opposition party called on President Zelensky to resign.

　　BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) According to Sputnik, after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he recognized the "independence" of Donetsk and Lugansk in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian opposition party "Opposition Platform-For Life" issued a statement on the 22nd, calling on Ukrainian President Zelensky to resign.

　　According to reports, the party wrote in the statement, "The current situation in Donbass is a terrible result of the inaction and lack of will of the authorities. In the election, two-thirds of Ukrainian voters voted for peace and supported Ukraine to regain control of Donbass, but the government failed to live up to the public’s trust and failed to complete this important task. "

　　"In the past two and a half years, despite the appeals of Ukraine’s foreign partners and opposition, the demands of Ukrainian citizens and international obligations, the political part of the Minsk Agreement has not been implemented, nor has it taken any step in the direction of peace and reunification."

　　The party said, "The government that failed to bring Donbass back peacefully should step down. The state and citizens do not need to pay for the cowardice, ambition and irresponsibility of politicians. The failure of the Zelensky administration should not be the failure of the country. "

　　Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an order to recognize the "Donetsk People’s Republic" and the "Lugansk People’s Republic" in eastern Ukraine. Putin said that Kiev’s inaction "killed" the Minsk Agreement.