Kelin: placement of the OSCE mission on security checkpoints in the Donbass inappropriate
In the capital of Russia is considered disadvantageous presence of OSCE observers at security checkpoints of the Russian-Ukrainian border from Donetsk and Lugansk regions, said the Russian Ambassador to the OSCE Andrey Kelin.
" I cannot imagine, first, the possibility of placing observers on the 700-kilometre stretch of the border of Donetsk and Lugansk regions that are currently not controlled by Ukrainian border guards. This is a huge task that requires a huge number of people and material resources ", he said in the broadcast television channel.
according to his statement, the effectiveness of such placement is more than doubtful.
" Will they register, to observe human flows both inside Ukraine and from Ukraine. But this is not the same thing. Russia Is firmly controlled by our border guards, from Ukraine there are currently militia. What is needed there OSCE observers - this one I can't explain. To stop This all possible only with the full settlement of the conflict, then it can be reliably and in truth from a political point of view, and there will be no need for anyone to watch ", he added.
Ukraine and Authorized part of the Western delegations require you to make a wide mandate to other border points, as well as the right to move between them. Russia informs that agree on the continuation of the mission in its current format, however, considers the idea of its expansion impractical.
during the three months 19 observers around the clock monitoring of the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border at the checkpoint " Donetsk " and " Gukovo ". The decision of the Permanent Council of the OSCE mandate extended until November 23.