German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the last working day of the week held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in conversation she expressed concern that the Russian humanitarian convoy drove into Ukraine without approval, said German Federal government Commissioner Steffen Seibert.
" Chancellor Merkel has expressed great concern that the convoy crossed the border without the consent of Ukraine, without escort, the ICRC and not completely without unverified checks ", - reported in the treatment of Seibert received in the Last news .
according to his statement, Merkel said, that Russia could further aggravate the situation in the field. In addition, Merkel spoke by phone with Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko, in conversation with him, she praised the " reasonable " reaction of the Ukrainian side.
" Despite Russian actions, all must be taken to ensure that the convoy freely came to people who are in trouble. This obligation also applies to Ukrainian escort, which until now was blocked by the separatists, " said Seibert. The Chancellor, according to his statement, repeated statements About the need for a bilateral ceasefire." here an important role can be played by the contact group of commissioners of the OSCE, Russia and Ukraine ", - said the representative of the government.
numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. They were the response of local citizens to violent change of power in the country and the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law granting Russian the status of regional language. The center of the Pro-Russian opposition-minded people with power in Kiev became the Donbass. About how developed the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine.
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