Ukraines deputy foreign minister says Russian militants hampering settlement in Donbas Kyiv, June 24 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Militants who came from the Russian Federation are frustrating the settlement of the situation in the east of Ukraine, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Danylo Lubkivsky has said. Russian militants disrupt the process of settlement [of the conflict]. Just in the last two days, from the moment the ceasefire was announced,, over 30 cases of violations of the truce by the Russian militants have been registered, he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday. According to Lubkivsky, these examples demonstrate the real intentions of the militants. The Russian terrorists arent interested in life and the security of people. Their aim is to disrupt Ukrainian sovereignty, peace and tranquility in the region, he said. Moreover, the deputy foreign minister said that Ukraine together with the whole world community demands real support for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenkos peace plan, efficient defense of the borders from the terrorists and the use of absolutely all influences on illegal terrorist formations in the east of Ukraine. The diplomat said that Ukraines Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin on Tuesday will present items of the peace plan at OSCE annual conference in Vienna, and on June 25 he will present it at the Ukraine-NATO commission meeting in Brussels. Besides, a visit by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Ukraine is also a part of the peace plan. However, Russia is continuing its information and economic war against Ukraine, Lubkivsky said. Economic pressure and restrictions now are being felt - the gas blackmail forced Ukraine to regroup and move to new conditions for the functioning of its energy sector, Lubkivsky said.
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:05:41 +0000
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