Ukraine says the Russian Federation must not take part in the future UN peacekeeping efforts in the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine, that’s according to Ukraine’s Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak, who met with his Canadian counterpart Harjit Sajjan, the ministry’s press service reports.
"We rule out any possibility of Russia's participation in the forthcoming mission, I believe that the mission in Donbas is possible with the support of our international friends. We will succeed in implementing what we’ve planned," Poltorak said.
The minister has noted that Ukraine consistently stands for the mission’s deployment throughout the entire uncontrolled territory of Donbas, provided the peacekeepers also gain control over the Ukrainian-Russian border.
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On November 11, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said that Ukraine, the United States, and Germany have practically prepared a draft UN resolution on the peacekeeping mission in Donbas.