Kiev was subjected to charges of the Russian Federation in the reluctance of surveillance on the border
The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine believes that the Russian Federation is not willing to provide supervision of the OSCE on the Russian-Ukrainian border, despite the fact that Moscow is in the form of goodwill gesture supported the renewal of the mandate of the mission for a month and was willing to extend it for 3 months.
" The only country that has blocked the extension of the mandate and increase the numerical strength of this mission (OSCE), was the Russian Federation. This position is evidence of reluctance and unwillingness of Russia to undertake practical steps for the execution of the Minsk agreements, namely to provide effective oversight on the border ", - reported in the treatment of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine on Thursday.
yesterday the OSCE permanent Council extended at a special meeting on Wednesday, the mission's mandate observations at the Russian border " Donetsk " and " Gukovo " for one month. A resolution adopted by consensus of all 57 participating States of the OSCE, was preceded by a complicated discussion about whether to renew the mandate or extend it to other border. The U.S. and several other countries insisted that the mission blankets and other Russian border, and had the right to move between them.
According to Russian Ambassador to the OSCE Andrey Kelin, as Russia invites observers on their border, she has a full right to determine where they will go and in which the number ". This Kelin called the consent of the Russian Federation to extend the mission " goodwill gesture " and noticed that Moscow was ready to extend the mandate of up to three months.