The process of removal of arms in the East of Ukraine, despite the difficulties, creates rules for building trust between the parties, said Last news on Thursday, the Deputy head of the Special monitoring mission (SMM) of the OSCE in Ukraine Alexander Hg.

"Every day we talk with the parties through our teams on the ground or on video and in the end it creates the atmosphere of the joint will. Clearly, it is because both sides began to carry out the General measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreement (acquisition of arms). As long as it is still early to say that this Process cannot be reversed, all walking on thin ice, but there was a moment at which the parties do together is one thing - previously this was not the case, " said hug.

He added that a sharp decrease of the fighting eases the suffering of civilians.

"There is a clear, visible reduction of hostilities, enabling the civilian population, which has received damage in this conflict, to get a period of peace and to rebuild damaged infrastructure is to restore the water supply, heating and so on," - said Deputy head of the SMM.


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.

Soon after informing truce in the Donbass resumed shooting, parties blame each other in violation of the "silence mode" and reported that they only return fire. Kiev is considering an appeal to the UN and the EU on the introduction into the region of the peacekeepers.

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