Brussels will mitigate or complete abolition of the punishment relative to Russia once convinced that Moscow is doing everything to resolve the conflict in Ukraine peacefully, said Vice-President of the Commission Maros Sefcovic.
"For Russia to play a positive role in the situation in Ukraine, it is necessary to preserve the unique instrument of influence on her, As economic punishment," said Sefcovic in the discussion program of the Slovak television " five to twelve ", RIA " Novosti." We are ready for mitigating or eliminating these penalties, as we have enough compelling evidence about the fact that the Russian Federation heartily doing everything to ensure that the conflict was resolved peacefully, " drew the attention of the Vice-President of the EC. Coming to Ukraine fifteen February truce Sefcovic called " extremely fragile ": "If the truce will not last long, We may be witnessing a major (military) conflict." According to Sefcovic, that the requirements of Ukraine on the supply of her arms motivated national leaders to act to prevent a huge armed conflict. Itself the Commissioner fundamentally disagree with the supply of arms to Kiev." If We start to do it, the other party will respond to such measures. In the end, will begin the contest, who is better equipped (weapons), from which it is possible to predict much larger military battles and losses, " said Sefcovic. Vice-President of the EC believes that all involved in the conflict in Ukraine, the Parties must make the maximum for the current truce preserved. However, He added that he feared the emergence of another " frozen conflict ". The parties to conflict in the Donbass in 0. 00 (1. 00 GMT) Sunday, fifteen February declared a truce, under agreements concluded in Minsk after almost 16 hours of negotiations. The document provides for the withdrawal of all foreign armed forces, military equipment and mercenaries from the territory of Ukraine under the supervision of the OSCE

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