Washington believes that diplomacy is the only way of falling in Ukraine, said on Thursday the official authorized White house Josh Ernest.
" We believe that a diplomatic solution is the only method that increases the probability of the cast to the destruction of the conflict in Ukraine and long-term stability in Ukraine ", - he said. The Commissioner of the White house once again placed the blame for the situation on the Russian Federation, stating that " the actions of the Russian leaders in the East of Ukraine are the main cause of this situation. According to Ernest, " the head of the Russian Federation centuries Putin many times refused to take the steps which he is obliged to do." Commissioner White house also said that if Moscow will perform its obligations, Washington will be ready to minimize penalties. With eleven. 00 GMT (10. 00 Ukrainian time) on 9 December in the Donbass began a consistent militias and security forces through the mediation of the OSCE truce. According to the parties, the truce in General observed, but in some areas the line of confrontation happen rare incidents with fire. Observance of the ceasefire monitors special contact group, which includes the Commissioners of the Russian General staff. However, according to Russia's Ambassador to the OSCE Andrey Kelin, and according to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, the meeting of the contact group in Minsk may begin on December 21.


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