Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that international partners support Ukraine's idea about the deployment of an armed peacekeeping mission in Donbas.

"I want to remind you that a year ago we raised the matter of an armed mission or peacekeepers under the auspices of the UN Security Council, or an armed EU mission or an armed OSCE police mission. And I want to recall a skeptical response to these proposals of Ukraine [...] At the moment, the main result that we have achieved is that both the OSCE and our partners from Germany and France, and an absolute majority of OSCE countries, and yesterday there was the statement by the defense minister of Turkey – everyone clearly say that they support Ukraine's position on the deployment of an armed police mission," he told reporters in Kramatorsk on Saturday answering a question from an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent.

Poroshenko said that this mission is needed to maintain a stable ceasefire, ensure the secure storage of weapons pulled back in accordance with the Minsk agreement, monitoring of the situation on the border for barring the entry of the Russian troops and weapons. In addition, he said, this mission will contribute to the implementation of political processes in Donbas.

"I believe this is a powerful, serious diplomatic victory of Ukraine," the head of state stressed.