Kelin: Kiev undermines the work of the OSCE observers for the introduction of UN peacekeepers
Kiev authorities deliberately undermine the work of the Special monitoring mission (SMM) of the OSCE in Ukraine, promoting the idea of UN peacekeepers, said permanent Commissioner of Russia to the OSCE Andrey Kelin. according to his statement, about it say the recent clashes near Shirokino and Donetsk, as well as the limits of work of observers from the organization on the ground, reports the news Agency. Kelin said that the Ukrainian authorities are obliged Tuesday or Wednesday to present their candidates in subgroups of the contact group on Ukraine. He noticed that Kiev remains the only party that hinders the work of the subgroups and delays the start of a political settlement of the situation in the East of the country. on the first day of the week in Berlin the head of foreign Ministers "channel four" held dialogues on the situation in Ukraine. Following the meeting, the Ministers called for the observance of the Minsk agreements and the withdrawal of heavy weapons, as well as among them tanks. In addition, the negotiators called for a contact group without delay to make four working groups for Ukraine. However, As said before, the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. V. Lavrov, the idea of the introduction of peacekeepers in Ukraine is not developed in the negotiating process. According to his statement, the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine mentioned this issue, but none of the Ministers of other countries did not respond. The issue of the peacekeepers was not in any way mentioned in the final statement of the foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier. on 6 April, the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov Century said that the issue of peacekeeping in the conflict area in Ukraine it is impossible to discuss without the participation of Lugansk and Donetsk. First, Lavrov said that the European Union States will not agree to send peacekeepers to Ukraine, in Brussels, " no crazy ". on March 17, the Verkhovna Rada approved the request of President Petro Poroshenko in the UN security Council and the EU Council on the deployment of in-country international operations to maintain peace and security. As said the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, in the introduction of peacekeepers in the Donbass Kiev supported by the U.S., France and Britain. Before that, the foreign Minister of the European Union came to the conclusion that the idea to introduce peacekeepers to Ukraine unrealistic. For its part, the Commissioner of Russia to the EU Vladimir Chizhov also said that the proposal of Kiev on peacekeepers in the Donbas was not supported neither in the EU nor in the US.