OSCE banners in ViennaLUHANSK, Feb 19An extraordinary meeting of the participants of the trilateral contact group on Saturday to resolve the conflict in Donbass, announced by the OSCE, will not take place due to the lack of Kiev's desire for a constructive dialogue, RIA Novosti, a source close to the negotiations, told RIA Novosti. at the talks and said that the republic sees no point in convening an extraordinary meeting of the subgroup on security of the contact group only because of Kiev's desire to «promote itself.» On Friday, the special representative of the head of the OSCE in the contact group, Mikko Kinnunen, said that an extraordinary meeting of the group would take place on Saturday morning.Media: France will leave its OSCE observers in eastern Ukraine» While the meeting of the TCG (trilateral contact group on Donbass — ed.) announced by the OSCE will not take place. as well as a written confirmation by the Ukrainian side of the readiness to take as a basis for negotiations a draft addition to measures on a sustainable ceasefire regime,» the source said. a result is needed.Representatives of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics said on Thursday morning that the armed forces of Ukraine opened fire on their positions.As Ruslan Yakubov, head of the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire Regime, Ruslan Yakubov told RIA Novosti, Kiev ignores the Minsk agreements, applying mortars and artillery. Rodion Miroshnik, leader of the LPR in the political subgroup, told RIA Novosti that by shelling the territory of the republics of Donbass from heavy weapons, Kiev purposefully violates the ceasefire measures in Donbass signed in the summer of 2020.
OSCE observers recorded 500 explosions in Donbass per dayThe representative of the People's Militia of the DPR emphasized that the artillery armament of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, prohibited by the Minsk agreements and located in positions near the settlements of Donbass, indicates preparations for a forceful solution. Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov claims that Kiev does not plan any military actions and military operations. As he said on Thursday, Ukraine intends to act in a political and diplomatic way. Western countries that provide diplomatic and military support to Kiev, during the last series of meetings and negotiations, repeatedly called on Kiev to comply with the Minsk agreements. In particular, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that all parties must adhere to them. According to Scholz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised to submit draft laws on the special status of Donbass, constitutional reform and suffrage for discussion in the contact group on Ukraine. Posted by: Ekaterina Zaytseva
