The special representative of the OSCE Chairperson in tripartite contact group in Ukraine Heidi Tagliavini said on Thursday that the situation in the area of Debaltsevo can only be seen as a violation, but not failure of the Minsk agreements.

Declared with fifteen February ceasefire in the Donbass, according to the statements of the parties to the conflict and observers, observed throughout the contact line, with the exception of Debaltsevo, where in the last days there were clashes between security forces and militias. The parties accuse each other of violating the truce. The militia claimed by security forces in Debaltsevo, according to them, the Ukrainian law enforcers mass surrender. On Thursday, the Militia told that the fighting in Debaltsevo in practice ended, the city in General came Under the supervision of the militia clashes in neighbouring localities. Kiev had previously stated that Military planning retreated from Debaltsevo and resettles, Artemovsk.

"The situation in Ukraine can fully emerge from the observations. However, it is necessary to move forward. Let's think that the violations in the area of Debaltsevo were only gaps in the implementation of the Minsk agreements, although they cost so many lives, " said Tagliavini, speaking at a special meeting of the OSCE parliamentary Assembly, devoted to Ukraine.


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, took place against a background of a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, instigated by the Ukrainian law enforcers who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. According to the results of the meeting of the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a package of measures involving, for example, a cease-fire in the Donbass with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of a security zone.


Declared a ceasefire, according to the statements of the parties to the conflict and observers, observed throughout the contact line, with the exception of Debaltsevo. This city, according to the examination results of the militia, in the so-called boiler was about three thousand Ukrainian security forces in Kiev denied environment. All the last days in the area Debaltsevo, one of the largest transport hubs in the Ukraine, there were clashes security forces and militia. Developments -

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