German foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned about the possibility of a new escalation of tension in Eastern Ukraine.
"The situation in Eastern Ukraine explosive," said Steinmeier. In his vision, " at stake is much "." If both the parties do not think about the peace process, escalation may at any time enter a new stage, " the German politician, Deutsche Welle reports citing the Bild am Sonntag.



because of this, Steinmeier not so long ago in conversation with the heads of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia and Ukraine has made the initiative " not in two weeks, and as soon as possible to collect the military authorities of both sides and the OSCE." The purpose of the meeting, According to the Minister, "to reduce stress" and give the opportunity to place the diversion of weapons. First in a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday, Steinmeier expressed "extreme concern" due to the risk of aggravation of confrontation in the Donbass. Talked about the use of heavy weapons and the escalation of the situation in the combat area in General. On Sunday, the head of the delegation of the DND in the Contact group on the peaceful settlement in the Donbass Denis Putilin said that the parties to the conflict in the Donbas are in a step from beginning hostilities. Forces of the Donetsk militia in good fighting trim. Unprecedented shelling of cities DPR launched by security forces in recent days have led to the death of five people. In the capital of the breakaway Republic attack resulted in considerable damage.

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