The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: launch of a peacekeeping operation can make the sale of the Minsk-2
The format of the Special monitoring mission (SMM) of the OSCE in Ukraine optimal conditions, the same Launch any peacekeeping operation in this country will only complicate the implementation of the Minsk agreements, said the Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Gennady Gatilov at the meeting of high level on possible peacekeeping operations of the OSCE.
according to his statement, the Russian Federation is sure that in Ukraine now it is important to focus on supporting the work of the Special OSCE monitoring mission, which is " de facto already performs the basic tasks inherent in peacekeeping operations, including monitoring a ceasefire, verifying the withdrawal of forces, as well as the important function of deterrence ".
As Gatilov said, " it is the civilian nature of the SMM ensures the credibility of both sides."" The same launch any peacekeeping operation in Ukraine will only complicate the implementation of political, economic and humanitarian provisions of the Minsk agreements ", - said the Russian diplomat.
He also said that " the experience of launching SMM debunked the statement about the slowness of the legislative bodies of the OSCE and the lack of available early warning mechanisms ". Gatilov noticed that the format of the SMM "optimal current legal status of the OSCE" and on consideration of the prospects for full-fledged peacekeeping would be possible to say " only with the adoption of an OSCE Charter ".