Ukraine war Faced with the collapse of the cease-fire agreement


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Recently the eastern regions of Ukraine have the new conflict, faced with the risk of rupture of the ceasefire agreement. Russian Foreign Minister June 4, 2015, said the Minsk agreement has been threatened from Kiev. US State Department spokesman said that Russia should be directly responsible.



In less than four months experienced a brief calm after violent clashes broke out again recently in eastern Ukraine. President of Ukraine Poroshenko issued the same day that Russia would "full-scale invasion," the alert. European public opinion pessimistic that a new cease-fire agreement in Minsk is probably already in name only.


Reuters reported that the Ukrainian government forces and militias during fierce fighting on June 3 in the eastern city of Malinka and Krasnohorivka. OSCE presence Houdon area Mission reported that the two sides in the conflict are the use of heavy weapons, including tanks, armored vehicles, mortars and rockets, including. Ukraine government forces and militias accused each other of Houdon first attack. Eastern folk armed leaders Ukraine Kononov said that Ukraine government forces began early this morning launched a massive bombardment of the Donetsk region, killing 16 soldiers and five civilians were killed. Ukrainian army accused Minsk of civil armed tore new cease-fire agreement. Ukrainian military spokesman said more than 1,000 civil militants use artillery and tanks crossed the ceasefire line on the army raid, the army followed by a counter-attack, there are five government soldiers were killed. Conflict lasted nearly a day, which is since February this year signed a new ceasefire agreement in Minsk, the largest event of a firefight.



Ukrainian President Poroshenko issued the 4th annual "State of the Union" in the Verkhovna Rada (parliament), said Ukraine must be prepared to deal with the Russian army "full-scale invasion" preparation. Poroshenko also accused the Ukrainian territory of Russia has sent 9,000 troops deployed heavily in Russia and Ukraine and the border area, ready to attack. This is since the crisis in Ukraine, Poroshenko for the first time for Russia to use the word "invasion", to some extent, show a high degree of tension on the current situation in Ukraine, the Ukrainian East.


West and Russia since the conflict a serious violation of the ceasefire agreement of different opinions. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the Kiev authorities to undermine the new cease-fire agreement in Minsk, continued to create disturbances, and the separatists refused to contact or direct dialogue. Russian Ministry of Defense, while recognizing the Russian "volunteers" Jia Ruwu East civil armed, but always denied sending Russian troops into Ukraine. Ukraine accused the Kremlin attempt to use this incident prompted the EU to continue to impose economic sanctions on Russia. The EU will be held June 25 summit, to discuss and decide whether to continue sanctions against Russia. Russian presidential spokesman Peskov said Tuesday, the Ukrainian side wont major node before creating tension. US State Department spokesman Halff asked Russia to stop the provocations Houdon folk armed and warned Russia not to take further action in the invasion of East Ukraine.


The EU is worried about conflict led to renewed tensions in eastern Ukraine continues to escalate. A spokesman for the 4th EU calls on all parties to comply with the new Minsk ceasefire and reiterated the EU leaders will decide whether to extend sanctions against Russia in accordance with the implementation of the ceasefire agreement. Ukraine's ambassador to the EU declared a cease-fire agreement has been on the verge of a new burst of Minsk, he urged the EU to strengthen sanctions against Russia immediately to preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.


European Parliament President Schulz has announced to suspend all contact between the Russian Duma and the Russian ambassador to the EU ban into the European Parliament. This is more than Russia had to respond to the European Parliament included in the prohibited immigrants "blacklist".


In the renewed tension on the occasion of the situation in Ukraine, the Western military confrontation with Russia is also becoming increasingly fierce. NATO headquarters on the 4th announced that it will hold large-scale military exercises named "Baltic Sea action" in the Baltic Sea. The next two weeks, NATO will have to hold two joint military exercises in Poland, designed to test and improve operational and combat capability of NATO communications systems as well as spearhead the rapid reaction force. While these exercises are mostly routine annual exercises, but in the current sensitive nodes frequently Sword NATO in Eastern Europe, with Russia means significant deterrent.


With Ukraine smoke breaks out, a new cease-fire agreement in Minsk at stake. Analysts here believe that the combination of Germany and France is expected a few days through the "Normandy quartet" meeting mechanism with Russia in the future to expand emergency consultations, and look forward to save the hard-earned fruits of peace.