Poroshenko told about the support of the trump ideas for peacekeepers in the Donbass
Moscow. September 21. INTERFAX.RU President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the US fully supported the proposal of Kiev on the introduction of peacekeeping mission in the uncontrolled part of Donbass.
“The important position that the United States fully supported Ukraine’s proposals, my proposals, which was announced in 2015, regarding the placement in the East of Ukraine, in occupied territory, peacekeepers with the mandate of the UN Security Council,” — said Poroshenko reporters after meeting with U.S. President Donald trump on Thursday in new York.
On the eve of President of Ukraine called on the UN Security Council to deploy peacekeepers in the Donbass in a short time.
“I want to reiterate its request to the Council to deploy peacekeepers in the Donbas — the sooner the better,” — said Poroshenko.
He recalled that in the spring of 2015 has officially appealed to the President of the security Council to initiate appropriate procedures for the deployment of the UN peacekeeping operation in Ukraine. According to Poroshenko, since this issue has become even more urgent.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the presence of UN peacekeepers in the Donbas would benefit the resolution of the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine. However, he noted that the speech can go only about the function of ensuring the safety of OSCE personnel, and peacekeeping forces must be on the boundary line and no other areas.
This position does not agree with the Ukrainian side, which insists on placing UN peacekeepers on the Russian-Ukrainian border.