The state Department has placed on Russia directly responsible for the situation in the Donbass
U.S. authorities lay on the Russian Federation directly responsible for the situation in the East of Ukraine, said on Wednesday the official representative of U.S. state Department Marie Harf.
"Russia is directly responsible for what is happening" - She said at a press conference.
Harf expressed fears in connection with the attacks, which, in the opinion of the U.S., are the militia. She also stressed that such a situation increases the probability of the cast to tougher sanctions on Russia.
before Wednesday, the Ukrainian security forces told that the militia advancing on their positions near Marinka and Krasnogorovka near Donetsk, Military repel the attacks. The self-proclaimed authorities of the DNI called the message of Kiev speculation. The head of the Ministry of defence DND Vladimir Kononov said that the Ukrainian Military on Wednesday began shelling across the front line, three militia members were killed. As a result of shelling of Donetsk injured several dozen civilians. DNR considers the actions of the Ukrainian security forces to disrupt the Minsk agreements. As told the press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin is deeply concerned about the provocative actions of military power of Ukraine in the Donbass and will formulate its position depending on the situation.
Ukrainian Authorities and Western countries have repeatedly accused the Russian Federation of interfering in Ukraine's internal Affairs. Moscow has stated many times that completely uninvolved in the events in the South-East of Ukraine, does not supply the militia military equipment and ammunition, is not a party to domestic conflict and is interested in Ukraine overcame political and economic crisis.