The parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) called on the Russian Federation to withdraw all its troops from the territory of Ukraine, according to the final decision of the Assembly.
Moscow has stated many times that it is absolutely not involved in the events in the South-East of Ukraine, does not supply the militia military equipment and ammunition, is not a party to domestic conflict and is interested in Ukraine overcame political and economic crisis. The Russian defense Ministry has often been reported that does not supply the militia military equipment, ammunition and other assistance.
The Assembly also agitates the Russian Authorities " to refrain from supplying weapons to the militias ". In addition, it " without delay agitating to take robust action against the influx of Russian volunteers to participate in the conflict in the East of Ukraine.
in addition, PACE called on Moscow without delay " to adopt the amendments to the penal code criminalizing participation of Russian civilians in armed conflict abroad, equally if they do not receive remuneration for their actions ".
On Tuesday, the Head of the international Department of the state Duma, member of the Russian delegation in PACE Alexei Pushkov asked in a persistent form to submit the confirmation of the presence of troops of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, because there's not a single Russian, the invading Ukraine ".
The Ukrainian authorities began in April 2014 in the Donbass military operation against disgruntled happened last February by the coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict began more than 5 thousand civilians. In September, facilitated by the OSCE and Russia, the Ukrainian Authorities and the self-proclaimed militia DND and LNR agreed in Minsk truce. Despite the fact that the militia and the Ukrainian Military periodically accused one another in the violation, in General, the reviews and the parties to the conflict, and observers from the OSCE, the ceasefire was respected. However, on January 9, the intensity of attacks in the region has increased, as has the number of victims of the conflict.
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