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17 of March, 17:30

Kelin: Data on the complete withdrawal of Ukrainian arms to date no
The organization for security And cooperation in the European Union (OSCE) until does Not attest to the complete withdrawal of heavy weapons by the Ukrainian side, said Tuesday Last news, Russia's permanent representative to the OSCE Andrey Kelin.

He said that reports from SMM (Special monitoring mission - ed.) of the information currently on the side of the Ukrainian security forces remain heavy weapons in the number of settlements in the 1st turn, under the Donetsk airport, close to Mariupol, for example, in the village Shirokino. The convoys with heavy weapons And in truth continue to move away from the contact line, said the envoy.

"Not all of their end-points, removal of the Ukrainian side is ready at present to put under the verification observers. So, such information that the Ukrainian side has fully completed the allotment And observers have the opportunity to testify, no, " said Fins news Kelin.

before Tuesday, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said after talks with President of Romania, Ukraine has completed the withdrawal of heavy weapons And willing to address the humanitarian issue of the Donbas.

According to Kalin, currently in Eastern Ukraine received only Russian humanitarian convoys going from Rostov-on-don." An attempt was made to conduct a convoy of Central Ukraine in Donetsk, but his two and a half days of Military tied at the checkpoint. And only after such a long check this insignificant convoy could pass, " said Kelin.

He added that he sees No logic in the fact that some of the Russian humanitarian convoys were searched Ukrainian customs officers on the Russian frontier "Donetsk" and others not.


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, came amid a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, provoked by the Ukrainian security forces, who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. Following the meeting, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France And Germany have taken a set of measures involving, for example, the ceasefire in the Donbass from February fifteen, the withdrawal of heavy weapons And the development of the security zone.

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