NATO: Putin's proposal could be the first step to de-escalate
Vladimir Dobrovolskiy. NATO believes that the initiative of the President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to cancel the decision of the Federation Council on the use of the armed forces of Ukraine has the opportunity to be the first practical step of Russia to de-escalate the fall, agitating to take fresh steps on stabilization, said Last news the press-Secretary of NATO's Oana Lungescu.
" We have taken note of the message of President Putin on the proposal of the Russian Parliament to revoke the authorization for the use of Russian armed forces in Ukraine. We share the opinion of the President of Ukraine Peter) Poroshenko, it can be regarded as the first practical step of Russia to de-escalate the fall in Ukraine ", - said official representative of the Commonwealth.
in her expressions, NATO is also agitating to take fresh steps to de-escalate the situation, for example, to withdraw the troops and military equipment from the Ukrainian border.
" We expect that the Russian Federation will take soldiers and military infrastructure from the Ukrainian border, will be dropping support for the armed separatist group, the flow of weapons and mercenaries across the border, and publicly condemn the separatist acts of Ukraine in accordance with the Geneva conventions, " said Lungescu.
in her expressions, NATO expects Russia's cooperation with Ukraine on the implementation of the peace plan Poroshenko.