- June 5, 2015
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After signing in February of this year the Minsk accords in eastern Ukraine, killing more than 400 people, said UN Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman.
On Friday convened an emergency meeting of the Council UN Security Council in connection with the sharp escalation of the conflict in the east of Ukraine in the past two days.
According to Feltman, only last Wednesday near Marinka killed at least 28 people.
“We are seeing a further deepening of unresolved conflict or the outbreak in some parts conflict zone “- said Jeffrey Feltman.
” We can not afford any of these scenarios, – he stressed. – We must ensure compliance with the cease-fire “.
According to the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, the fighting broke out Wednesday in Marinka – under the control of Ukrainian troops village west of Donetsk – contrary to agreements signed in Minsk.
“We are extremely concerned about the cases of almost daily use of heavy weaponry along the line of contact in the east of Ukraine”, – commented Jeffrey Feltman.
“Capture the areas”
Deputy Head of the ad hoc monitoring mission of the OSCE Alexander Hug also said that recent developments in Marinka could cause further escalation of military action.
“Our staff have witnessed hundreds of missiles fired, and Marinka can serve as evidence of continuing conflict in the east of Ukraine “, – he said, speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council.
The representative of the United States in the UN Security Council Samantha Power noted that the Minsk agreement does not transfer Marinka and Krasnogorovka control of armed supporters of the self-proclaimed “People’s resprubliki Donetsk”.
“They’re just trying capture those areas that they consider to be their “- said Power.
She said that the attack on Marinka was a joint operation of Russian troops and separatists. The presence of foreign military in the Donbass, and Jeffrey Feltman said, referring to reports from the region.
The representative of the administration of the Ukrainian president Andrei Lysenko said that the separatists are continuous bombardment Ukrainian position.
“The enemy is actively using 120-millimeter mortars, 122-millimeter guns and tanks with little or no break shelling our positions, “- said in Kiev Andrei Lysenko.
Earlier, the General Staff of the armed forces of Ukraine blamed armed supporters of the NPT and the LC in shelling and confirmed that the back of the rear of the previously allotted artillery.
The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, said Friday that the threat of Russian invasion of the territory of Ukraine unprecedentedly high.
“harsh rhetoric of Kiev”
The Ukrainian authorities and the West accused Russia of providing military assistance to the self-proclaimed DNI and LC and direct military involvement in the conflict in the east of Ukraine. Moscow denies the charges.
Russia’s permanent representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin said that Moscow was also alarmed by the resumption of fighting in the Donbass.
In the non-compliance with the agreements Minsk he accused the Ukrainian side. According to him, the authorities in Kiev neglects the special status of these territories.
“The rhetoric of Kiev is becoming tougher,” – said Churkin.
“We urge the Special monitoring mission of the OSCE not only dry fix the violation of the ceasefire, but write clearly, what are the objectives of these attacks, and who suffers from them – civilians or military units conducting artillery fire on Human Settlements “, – Churkin said at a meeting of the UN Security Council.
Meanwhile, a NATO spokesman said on Friday that the alliance is closely following what is happening in Ukraine in the last few days.
“The full implementation of the Minsk Agreement – is the path to peace,” – said NATO spokesman Oana Lungescu, adding that the escalation of the conflict in Marinka has become a “major setback” in this way.
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