Conflict will end as soon as Moscow decides to stop violence in Donbas

13:41, 30.05.2018 1 min read

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has called on Russia to take a decision to stop violence in Donbas.

"In a nutshell, as everyday developments show, Russia and its ongoing military activity in the occupied territories of Donbas remain the obstacle to a peaceful resolution of the conflict. As soon as Moscow takes the decision to stop violence, the conflict will end. I urge Russia to take this decision," Klimkin said at a UN Security Council briefing on Ukraine on Tuesday, May 29.

The minister also expressed confidence that a UN peacekeeping force in Donbas can help achieve progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements.

"As a first step, it has to support deployment of a full-fledged UN mandated peacekeeping force throughout the whole occupied territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions," Klimkin added.