The ceasefire could be announced at
the Donetsk airport on December 9-10
DONETSK, December 2. /TASS/. Withdrawal of military
hardware could start on December 9-10, the speaker of the People’s Council of
the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) said on Tuesday.
“If we stick to such a dynamics of talks, the withdrawal
of heavy equipment, envisaged by the Minsk agreements, may begin on December
9-10,” Andrey Purgin said.
The ceasefire could be announced at the Donetsk airport
at 6 p.m. Moscow time (1500 GMT).
“In theory, since 6 p.m. Moscow time the ceasefire could
start at the airport, in fact, Ukrainian troops are staying there without food
or fire woods, and to take this to them they are forced to break through with
fighting,” Purgin said.
The Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine comprising
representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE adopted a memorandum in late
September outlining the parameters for the implementation of commitments on the
ceasefire in Ukraine laid down in the Minsk Protocol of September 5.
The document comprises nine points, including in
particular a ban on the use of all armaments and their withdrawal 15 kilometers
from the contact line from each side. The OSCE was tasked with controlling the
implementation of memorandum provisions.
Source: ITAR-TASS 02-12-2014
