Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin says that the adoption of political decisions on Donbas without ensuring security would mean the legitimization of the pro-Russian regimes that exist there.

"We have got a lot of feedback - but these comments on statements by Steinmeier and Ayrault [the German and French foreign ministers, respectively] are targeting the wrong side, because everyone knows and they are well aware too that no further steps are possible without security," Klimkin said during his visit to Kramatorsk and Sloviansk in Donetsk region on Thursday.

"They are also aware that there should be a political way and the way of the release of hostages - nothing would happen without these components. This is what they mean when they speak about performance "in parallel." But they do not compel us, and you could talk to them before starting to do something. Because if we now accept this, this means that those who were appointed by Russia [to rule in Donbas] would be legitimized. That's it," the minister stressed.

Klimkin also stressed the need to work on strengthening the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission and ensure their access to the entire territory of Donbas, including the Russian-Ukrainian border.