Austrian Foreign Ministry: the EU should send a signal to Russia to return to a peaceful situation in Ukraine 
The European Union (EU) should send Russia a clear signal to prevent further escalation of the situation in Ukraine. This statement was made by the head of the Austrian Foreign Ministry Michael Linhart, TASS reports.
According to the diplomat, the situation in eastern Ukraine is critical, and it is necessary to send signals in order to return to a peaceful state and avoid complications.
Earlier, the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, called on the parties to the conflict in Ukraine “not to add fuel to the fire.” Nevertheless, he assessed the current situation in eastern Ukraine as calm and noted that the EU is in close contact with Kiev.
In July 2021, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights named the total number of victims of the armed conflict in the east Ukraine – from 42.5 to 44.5 thousand. It was noted that of them, about 13.4 thousand people died, including 4000 from the civilian population. 33.6 thousand people were injured, including 7000-9000 civilians.