"I saw that all the parties were prepared to act to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine," said the head of the German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, after talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, in St. Petersburg. "I'm not saying that we have already found a solution to the crisis, but climbing has given way to a new atmosphere. We see the end of the tunnel, "said he added.
Discussing since Sunday with Russia under the mediation of the OSCE means to appease the worst conflict since the end of the Cold War, the president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, ordered the creation of humanitarian corridors allowing civilians who want to leave "the area of the anti-terrorist operation in order to avoid further casualties."
The presidential initiative corresponds to the desire of Russia issued in early June a draft resolution to the UN as NGOs denounce the use of heavy weapons by the Ukrainian army in populated areas. "We welcome this decision. This is a step in the right direction, "reacted immediately the head of Russian diplomacy.
One of the leaders of the "Republic of Donestk" self-proclaimed Andrii Pourguine, nevertheless skeptical about the initiative of Mr. Poroshenko. "We've heard, but we have doubts about the implementation of this plan," he said quoted by the Russian news agency Interfax.
Four days after his brief meeting with Vladimir Putin in France who has created a hope of de-escalation, Mr. Poroshenko seems to quickly soothe relations with Moscow and was given a week to get a return to calm in the east. In an interview with Time magazine, Mr. Poroshenko stressed it was impossible to restore security without a "dialogue" with Russia. "Some Ukrainians would like to have as neighbors Sweden and Canada, but we have Russia," he said.
On the ground, two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded by separatists near Slavjansk stronghold of insurgents firing, announced Tuesday Vladislav Seleznev, the spokesman of the Ukrainian military operation.
Pro-Russian rebels again attacked with mortar Tuesday Luhansk International Airport in the east, so far controlled by forces loyal to Kiev. Insurgents have concentrated forces around the airport. The forces of the "Republic of Lugansk," which seized last week several border crossings with Russia, now control most of the region, with the Donetsk is one of the lungs of industrial Ukraine.
"It would be naive to believe that the Donbass will be pacified in a week. A cease-fire is possible if the negotiations with Russia are successful, but that does not mean that the battle stops and peace is, "said AFP Ukrainian political analyst Volodymyr Fessenko.
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