Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Alexander Hug has said after 3.5 years of the conflict in Donbas, the sides are further away from resolution than ever.
"We have seen more violence, less implementation of the Minsk agreements. After 3.5 years, we are sadly further away from resolution than ever. The end seems not in sight," he said.
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“It’s easy – especially on days when escalation occurs – to give up hope. But decisions made to improve lives, and follow-up action to ensure it, prove that not all hope is lost," Alexander Hug added. "Progress can be made. Bridges can be built. Peace can be restored.”