Berlin highly assessed Russia's decision to invite OSCE observers on the border with Ukraine

Germany commended the decision of the capital of Russia to invite OSCE observers on the border With Ukraine without establishment of a ceasefire, according to a report by the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on the results of a telephone conversation between the Ministers of foreign Affairs of Russia and Germany Sergey Lavrov and Frank-Valterra of Steinmeier.
in the Russian international Ministry said that the Ministers discussed practical steps for implementing the Russian proposals on the invitation of OSCE observers at the checkpoints " Donetsk " and " Gukovo " in the Russian-Ukrainian border, RIA " Novosti." The German side was highly appreciated the decision of the government of the Russian Federation adopted as a gesture of good will, without waiting for the establishment of the ceasefire regime, " - said in the report of the Foreign Ministry. Before Tuesday, the Ministry of defence of Russia has invited military attaches from 18 countries, and among them the USA and Germany, to examine the part of the Russian-Ukrainian border in the Rostov region, which first came under fire From the territory of Ukraine. On the first day of the week, Russia has made a proposal in the permanent Council of the OSCE to send observers to the organization on the border in Donetsk and Gukovo. Later that same day, the OSCE agreed to send in the Rostov region the group of experts who will investigate placing observers on the border points. Remember, for the last time at the border of Russia and Ukrainocentrism events and provocations. 10 July border point " Gukovo " hit the shelling. At this point near the checkpoint there were about 230 immigrants From the Ukrainian territory. They were evacuated to a safe place. Because of this incident, the Russian foreign Ministry said " the Ukrainian side strong protest " and asked in a persistent form to stop the shelling of the Russian territory." in case of further recurrence of such cases, the responsibility for their consequences will fall on the Kyiv authorities ", said the foreign Ministry. on 10 July the Governor of the Rostov region Vasily Golubev said that on the area of the Rostov region Since the start of fighting in neighboring regions of the Ukraine exploded 13 shells of different types. In the night of 10 July because of a fire on the neighboring Ukrainian border crossing point " Uspenka " has transported more than 160 civil, former Russian checkpoint " Matveev Kurgan ". July 9, released in combat in Ukraine mine exploded on the area of the Rostov region, the explosion killed livestock. July 4, under Ukrainian shelling hit the Rostov workers of the UK and border guards. Ukrainian shells fell a little further campsites immigrants. July 5 from Ukraine were fired at a Russian checkpoint " Donetsk ". 1 July 3 checkpoint on the border line With Ukraine in Rostov region were closed due to fighting in the adjacent territory. In addition, on June 20 at the border guard of the FSB said that the Russian checkpoint " Novoshakhtinsk " in the Rostov region suffered from mortar fire from Ukraine. June 28, the building of checkpoint " Gukovo " in the Rostov region on the border line With Ukraine received destruction because of hit of a military supply, issued by Ukrainian military.


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