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Poroshenko: Ukraine considers EU mission the best option of peacekeeping operation in Donbas
20.02.2015 10:07 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of yesterday, the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko held a meeting with Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn in Kyiv, President Petro Poroshenko Press Office reports.
As to the report, the Ukrainian President said Ukraine considers the EU mission in the framework of the Common Security and Defense Policy the best option of peacekeeping operation in Donbas.
Reportedly, the Ukrainian Head of State outlined his clear position: «Russia, as country-aggressor, cannot and will not take part in the peacekeeping operation».
«Ukraine will not agree to a peacekeeping format, which threatens to legalize thousands of Russian militaries we already have enough such „peacekeepers“,» Poroshenko noted.
Also, the President informed on the decision of the National Security and Defense Council to appeal to the UN Security Council with a request for an international peacekeeping mission to ensure the preservation of peace in Donbas and control the Ukrainian-Russian border in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
«The format of the European Union Police Mission is preferable,» the President added.
Reportedly, the President and the European Commissioner discussed the situation in Donbas and the problems in the implementation of the Minsk agreements. «All violations of the Minsk agreements observed recently should be properly assessed by our partners the European Union, USA, Canada and the whole world,» the President emphasized.
As to the report, Petro Poroshenko and Johannes Hahn also discussed the humanitarian situation in Donbas and the interaction for its stabilization. The President thanked the European Union, which had already provided EUR95 million for the humanitarian needs of the people affected by the conflict.
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