United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker has told Ukrainian parliamentarians that the results of his trip to Donbas will be reflected in western partners' decision on further steps towards peaceful settlement.

At the start of their meeting Volker, who had just returned from the armed conflict zone in Donbas, shared his impressions from the trip: the conflict is in a hot phase, not frozen, as the West perceives it; infrastructure is damaged; the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe mission has no access to the occupied territories; the ceasefire is being breached continually, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada said on Monday.

"He also said that based on the results of this trip, western partners will determine further steps aimed at peaceful settlement of the situation," the Rada statement said.

Volker also emphasized the need to support the people living in the occupied areas, so that they know that they matter to Ukraine.