Russia must hand control of border back to Ukraine till year-end - Klimkin

"We are ready to implement the [Minsk] agreements [on settling the eastern Ukraine conflict] on our part, step by step," Klimkin said. The Minister added that the Ukrainian side was well aware of the fact that Russians just played a swindle, talking about the Constitution and other issues. "We should consider the results at the end of this year. In my opinion, it's too early and even harmful to talk about the probability of the Minsk-3," the diplomat said. The so-called Minsk-2 agreements on ceasefire were brokered in February, after previous deals, also reached in the Belarusian capital months before, failed.