The ceasefire in the East of Ukraine is observed, but need a more effective monitoring, said on Wednesday in the capital of the USA, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
"The ceasefire in Ukraine in General observed. At the present time, it is important that the ceasefire was fully implemented and adhered to was the complete withdrawal of heavy weapons and that the observers had full access and was able to observe the ceasefire, " said Stoltenberg.
The next meeting of the contact group on 12 February ended with the adoption of a package of measures on execution of the Minsk agreements, involving, for example, the ceasefire in the Donbass from February fifteen, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of the security zone. Soon after informing truce in the Donbass resumed shooting, the parties blame each other in violation of a "silence" and report that conduct only return fire. Kiev is considering an appeal to the UN and the EU on the introduction in the Donbass peacekeepers.
dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, came amid a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, provoked by the Ukrainian security forces, who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. Following the meeting, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany have taken a set of measures involving, for example, the ceasefire in the Donbass from February fifteen, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of the security zone.
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