Russia expressed opposition to the earlier proposal of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko for the deployment of UN peacekeepers or EU police mission in order to enforce the Minsk ceasefire.
Poroshenko announced on Wednesday that Ukraine was planning to appeal to the UN and EU to deploy peacekeeping and security operation to the country.
His proposal was approved by Ukraine’s national security and defence council at the emergency meeting on Wednesday, the BBC reports.
Although the ceasefire, which entered into force on February 15, has been largely observed, fighting continued in some parts of Ukraine, mainly around the vital transport hub of Debaltseve.
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Source: Novinite
