Call by Ukraine President Poroshenko for UN Peacekeepers to monitor the new ceasefire in the East testifies to his commitment, his desperation, or both. More critically, both France President Hollande and Russia President Putin can deliver such UN-mandated peacekeepers, that is if they are serious about consolidating and insuring the observance of the ceasefire which they also negotiated. Both countries are permanent members of the UN Security Council which would have to adopt a resolution to deploy such force, and France has traditionally controlled the post of UN Peacekeeping Head. Why would Poroshenko want UN to effectively divide his country?
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Source: The Huffington Post
