According to the Chancellor, there is no guarantee that the truce will continue. The head of the German government called on the parties to the conflict to halt the fighting. She pointed at the same time on the “moving pictures” of the past hours, where you can see people moving through the streets without fear of cities are the recent fighting.
A spokeswoman for the German Foreign Ministry told reporters on Monday that later this week may be meeting of foreign ministers of four Norman. As emphasized, Berlin supports the idea of adoption by the UN Security Council resolution on Ukraine.
Voice takes European Commission
For full compliance with the agreement of the Commission also urged Minsk European. A spokeswoman for EU foreign policy head of Maja Kocijanczicz said that Brussels closely the implementation of the settlement. She recalled that, according to observers and sources on the spot, the ceasefire is generally observed except for some incidents. – We would like to emphasize that it is necessary that the truce was fully respected. This means that there must be a real ceasefire, that the fight must be stopped – the spokeswoman said.
On Monday, entered into force expanded EU black list of individuals and companies subject to sanctions for their involvement in the conflict in Ukraine. Been added to the 19 people and 9 companies. Among these are: two Deputy Ministers of Defense of Russia – Anatoly Antonov and Arkady Bachin, Deputy Chief of General Staff of the armed forces of Russia Andrei Kartapolow and two deputies of the State Duma – Valery Raszkin and Joseph Kobzon. Restrictions also included another group of pro-Russian separatists. All these people are banned from entry into the Community and their assets in European banks are frozen.
The findings from Minsk
The truce on the Eastern Ukraine formally in force since the night from 14 to 15 February. It was agreed to set in Minsk on February 12 the new peace agreement. It provides for, among others, ceasefire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the combat zone and the establishment of a buffer zone width of 50 to 70 km; both sides have to leave the area within 14 days of the halt to the fighting, which could begin this operation on Monday.
On Sunday, the leaders of the so-called. four Normandy – France Francois Hollande presidents, Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Merkel – declared that “are generally satisfied with the observance of the ceasefire in the east of Ukraine, despite local incidents”. The OSCE also found that the truce is generally respected, with the exception of cities such as Debaltseve and Lugansk.
Battles in the East Ukraine
According to a representative of the National Security and Defense Andriy Lysenko, the loss of the government in the last day is five dead and 25 wounded. In the last 24 hours there has been 112 cases of fire.
The Ukrainian separatists accuse government forces of violating the conditions of the truce, but the same allegations put forward against the pro-Russian rebels in the Donbas.
Offer separatists for Kiev
The rebels declared on Monday that will create a corridor for Ukrainian soldiers to – if you lay down their arms – were able to leave the boiler around the city Debaltseve – Russian news agency Interfax informs.
– We proposed to open a corridor for Ukrainian soldiers, so that they can lay down their arms and leave. He did not even suggest that they were prisoners – quoted by Interfax said Eduard Basurin, Deputy Defense Donetsk self-proclaimed Republic of China (DRL).
On Sunday, lay down their weapons and leave the city by the contained unit leader demanded that the Ukrainian Oleksandr DRL Zacharczenko. It is believed that this Debaltseve “territory internal DRL.”
Ukrainian army spokesman said in response that the soldiers will not leave Debaltseve. Wladyslaw Sełezniow said the city is situated on the territory under the control of Kiev, in accordance with the agreement reached on February 12 in Minsk.
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