The head of the Special monitoring of the OSCE mission in Ukraine ertu?rul Apakan asked in a persistent form from the militia immediately to stop the fire in the area of Debaltsevo and to provide access for observers in the city, according to the address published by the OSCE around midnight on Tuesday.

"until now, the so-called DND and LNR, pointing to fears from the standpoint of security, in practice, denied SMM access to Debaltsevo. We demand that they immediately stopped the offensive. We demand for unimpeded access in Debaltsevo and all security zone " - quoted Apakan in circulation.

the paper also reported that Deputy Apakan, Alexander Hg, participated in Tuesday's 4 rounds of talks on video with the participation of the commissioners of the General staff of Ukraine, authorized DND and LNR and Russian and Ukrainian authorized in the General center of coordination and surveillance (SCCC), at the time extracted in Soledar.

"in light of reports of shelling and firing Of small arms in the region, SMM asked all parties to assure their commitment to the ceasefire, in order to give the opportunity to visit the city. I regret that this could not be achieved. As a result, the mandate of the SMM has been compromised " are the words Apakan in circulation.

The chief observer said that on February 18, the mission will undertake a new attempt to pass From Soledar in Debaltsevo, as soon as we receive confirmation of the ceasefire." Failure to do This will lead to serious consequences, " said Apakan.


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, took place against a background of a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, instigated by the Ukrainian law enforcers who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. According to the results of the meeting of the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a package of measures involving, for example, a cease-fire in the Donbass with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of a security zone.

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