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Yevhen Nazarenko, a military journalist from Ukraine, told Delfi TV that “In general, the intensity of the shootings in eastern Ukraine has increased significantly.
“The occupants are already using artillery, tanks and weapons prohibited by the Ottawa Convention, such as the POM-2 mine. Ukraine has signed this convention and destroyed all those mines, Russia has not signed. So it’s not hard to guess where those so-called Donbass separatist mines come from. Now they are launched along the front line in the Horlivka section. Our soldiers find them practically everywhere, as well as in civilian places. Unfortunately, one of our soldiers has already died from this mine, “he said.
According to the journalist, the Ukrainian army records that more heavy military equipment, tanks and artillery are being brought to the occupied part of Donbass. However, in your assessment, it is not appropriate to say that something exceptional is happening at the moment.
“Yes, there is war, yes, the number of shots has increased, yes, the number of our victims has increased, there are wounded and dead. It is, of course, very regrettable, but I would not say that the current escalation is anything different from whatever is occurring consistently at least a few times a year in the war between Russia and Ukraine. I remember the much bigger sharpening that I saw and filmed myself, ”Nazarenko said.
However, he does not rule out the possibility that Russia plans some kind of provocation: cities. So they shoot from there. Regularly. We also suffer losses.
Shoot very well, with great precision and with good weapons. Hardly the tractor drivers and miners of Donbass have learned to shoot like this. In a word, they are causing our soldiers to open fire. This is how these provocations are taking place on the front line. The Russians are looking for ways to lure us into some kind of provocation and then accuse us of all the deadly sins. And maybe that’s why we’re going to take some action. “
Foreign Minister of Ukraine: We must be prepared for anything
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba warns that the West should not repeat the 2014 mistake again.
“So Russia acted very resolutely and consciously, occupying Crimea, starting the war in eastern Ukraine, and the West monitored the situation, expressed great concern and only planned its reaction.” It took too long and Russia won a lot of precious time, “he said.
“I go to Brussels and say, ‘Please make decisions now to decide how you can help Ukraine defend itself.’ Of course, we understand that different countries have different opportunities, different approaches, different policies towards Russia.” But if you can do at least something, do it, don’t waste your time, “Kuleba said.
According to him, it is obvious that despite what Russia itself says, sanctions are also an effective means of curbing Russian aggression, but, underlines the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, personal sanctions are no longer enough: “Yes we want to seriously stop Russia, it is time for sectoral sanctions. “
According to Kuleba, it is a bad habit of European diplomacy to share responsibilities equally.
“Ukraine is behaving rationally, it is not seeking to increase tensions. We are responding to provocations. Therefore, it is not necessary to ask” both parties “to act rationally and reduce tensions. These appeals should be addressed only to Russia, which also it must be subject to measures to deter further aggressive actions, “the minister explained.
He believes that the conflict will end when Vladimir Putin and the entire Russian elite are convinced that the West sees Ukraine as part of its space.
“As long as Putin thinks and sees that the West has not yet made its strategic decision on Ukraine, they will continue to beat us. They will also beat the West in an effort to dissuade them from making such a decision. But if that decision is made, it will fundamentally change the pattern of our relations with. Russia, and Russia will realize that this game is lost, “Kuleba said.
However, for now at least, no conflict scenario can be ruled out.
“We must be prepared for anything. I can say this since 2014. Anything is possible. It was inconceivable that Russia occupied Crimea, that Russian soldiers killed Ukrainians. But it happened. The problem is that for Russia, Ukraine remains a matter not only of rational thought but also of emotions. When emotions are altered, Russia can make the worst decisions, “said Ukraine’s Foreign Minister on the program” Basically “.
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