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

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

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.

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