Konstantin Setwindowsize: Russian Senator pointed to the main sponsor of the “separatist groups” in Donbas The escalation of the military conflict on the contact line in the Donbass Kyiv authorities initiated and aimed at preserving the Western sanctions against Russia. So, the first Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian integration and relations with compatriots Konstantin Zatulin said “the Tape.ru” the attack of Ukrainian troops on militia fighters in the area of Avdeevka. “Reason is the need to pre-empt possible moves by the new us administration to reduce tensions and partial or complete lifting of sanctions. To do this, Ukraine needs to demonstrate that it is not the time to think about the abolition of restrictions — on the contrary, the situation is getting worse, and we need to put pressure on Moscow”, — said Zatulin. According to the Deputy, to such provocations we need to respond
