The proposal of the Russian Federation on holding a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council to discuss the call for a ceasefire and to alleviate the humanitarian situation in the East of Ukraine was not adopted at the meeting of permanent representatives of leading countries on Wednesday, said Last news Russia's envoy to the organization Andrei Kelin. However, Russia will continue to defend this line at the regular meeting of the Permanent Council on Thursday, He said.

" The situation is moving, changing All the time. When the issue was discussed, listened to the statements of the Ukrainian delegation that in the process of this operation will not increase human victims and sufferings of the people. We don't quite believe them and know Everything that happened in Slavyansk. But they have tried to convince the other ambassadors that nothing is happening, " said Kelin.

according to him, Russia will continue to defend the indicated line." Tomorrow will be a normal meeting of the Permanent Council), We will certainly raise a few questions. We put the question about non-observance of norms of humanitarian law during military operations and on the humanitarian situation. Tomorrow will be to discuss these issues. We will continue to talk about the fact that if the operation will continue in the same way as was done until now, that a humanitarian catastrophe is inevitable - we will try to convince our partners, " said the Russian Ambassador.

He added that expressed first of the Russian Federation the Proposal to place of OSCE observers at the border crossings between Russia and Ukraine is still in force, But would make sense only after the ceasefire." Proposal about to put on the border points of the OSCE observers, clearly tied to stop the fire. But the ceasefire no, for this reason the question until not solved, " said Kelin.

While All European countries campaigning for an immediate ceasefire, He said. However, to accept this call on the OSCE, where decisions are taken by consensus of all States parties, it is currently impossible because of the position of the United States." All because of the U.S. position, " said Kelin.

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