Separatists may seek to expand their territories dominated by forces controlled by the Ukrainian port of Mariupol – says Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin. Earlier warned the German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
We are extremely concerned about the recent attacks in the vicinity of Mariupol. We are concerned about possible shifting of forces from the city in the direction of Mariupol Debaltseve – says Klimkin reporters in Paris, where he held a meeting of foreign ministers of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia.
Mariupol, a strategic port on the Sea of Azov, is inhabited by approx. 500 thousand. humans.
Moreover, Klimkin rating that nearly three-hour talks organized by the French Minister Laurent Fabius “did not produce any breakthrough”. Conversations generally focused on technical issues – he added.
Earlier, before trying to attack the pro-Russian separatists warned Mariupol another participant in the talks in Paris – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. He emphasized that such a step would breach the agreements concluded on February 12 in Minsk.
Despite the ceasefire, the existing theory to the north of 14 on February 15, Debaltseve separatists took the city from which Ukrainian forces withdrew.
I hope that after the events of Debaltseve there will be no further attempts on the part of the separatists seeking to expand their sphere of influence – Steinmeier said after talks in the French capital.
He stressed, however, that if there was an attack on Mariupol “completely altered the basis of findings from Minsk”. Stanęlibyśmy in the face of the new situation – warned the German minister. Also drew attention to the “numerous violations of the ceasefire,” reported one and a half weeks after the signing of the Minsk agreements.
In this context, all parties know that events can quickly accept ablaze again – he said.
According to the German Minister to start the withdrawal of heavy weapons, as provided for in the agreements with Minsk, “contribute to respect the ceasefire” and “was the first small step in order to regain confidence between the parties, which currently completely missing “.
According to the concluded peace agreements in Minsk on the eastern Ukraine on February 15 ceasefire took effect. Then on both sides of the line struggles within 14 days had to be withdrawn heavy weapons and mapped buffer zone with a width of 50 to 70 km.
(mpw)
Mariupol next goal separatists? – Rmf24.pl
No comments:
Post a Comment