Denis Voroshilov. The European Union must develop a set of tools pressure on the Russian Federation for use in case of deterioration of the situation in the conflict area in Ukraine, said the Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of great Britain on the problems of Europe David Lidington.
"The task of the EU at present is to prepare all the options, and I think it's need for possible further strengthening the restrictive measures forgiving Russia, which the leaders (of the EU) could apply, depending on what happens (in the area of conflict," he told reporters Lidington, who arrived on Thursday in Brussels for a meeting of foreign Ministers of the EU.
The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against disgruntled happened last February by the coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict began more than 5 thousand civilians. In September, facilitated by the OSCE and Russia, the Ukrainian Authorities and the self-proclaimed Militia DND and LNR agreed in Minsk truce. Despite the fact that the Militia and the Ukrainian Military periodically accused one another in the violation, in General, the reviews and the parties to the conflict, and observers from the OSCE, the ceasefire was respected.
However, on January 9, the intensity of attacks in the region has increased, as has the number of victims of the conflict. The Ministry of defence of Ukraine said that the APU build up reserves in all areas where combat operations are being conducted. Militias from our side told me that
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