Poroshenko: the withdrawal of heavy weapons will start in a few days

The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that after a few days in the Donbas has an obligation to begin disposal of heavy weapons to create a buffer zone about which the parties have agreed in Minsk Yesterday at the meeting of the trilateral contact group.

before the Ukrainian military and militias have already spoken about the withdrawal of heavy weapons, along with this, they continuously blame each other, because it is the weapon used. Over the past period of time was discussed about the possibility of diversion of weapons with a calibre less than 100 mm, the militia told that took him to himself.

"On the eve of our diplomatic efforts succeed, in Minsk on the Eve of our proposals were accepted and in a few days will start the countdown clock, which is under control of the OSCE will be given all the heavy weapons, I rather hope so," said the head of Ukraine on Wednesday in Severodonetsk.

the Manager explained that the story is about the creation of a buffer zone, and that he ordered the representatives of Kiev in the tripartite contact group on the resolution of the conflict situation in the Donbass immediately sign the agreement on creation of a 30-kilometer buffer zone along the separation line, to withdraw tanks and mortars.

Yesterday at the meeting of the trilateral contact group in Minsk, the parties reached the harmonization of plans of the withdrawal of tanks and guns in stages of 100 mm on a certain time schedule, but the agreement about the discharge of this technique have not yet signed. Plenipotentiary representative of the DND on Minsk talks Denis Pushilin said on Tuesday in Minsk agreed on a document about the removal of the weapons of a caliber of less than 100 mm, it will be signed by the heads of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics in the near future. While the people's Republic of Donbass on Tuesday told about the completion of a unilateral withdrawal of equipment and weapons of a calibre of not more than 100 millimetres from the front line and invited the OSCE to fix this case.

The military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of Donbas lasts more than a year. At the talks on February 12 were achieved consensus on stopping the fire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons, introduction to the Constitution of Ukraine changes on decentralization of power and the consolidation of special status of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions ".


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