The two breakaway
republics of Donetsk and Luhansk reserve the right to continue the offensive to
the borders of neighboring Ukrainian regions in the event the peace talks fail
and Kiev continues shelling the territories of the DPR and LPR, authorized
representative of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, stated at the meeting of the contact
group for the solution of the Ukrainian crisis.
"It depends on
the Ukrainian side, and their negotiability. Furthermore, if in the future the
peace process fails, and the shelling is resumed, we, LPR and DPR, reserve the
right to reach the line of former Donetsk and Luhansk regions," said
Pushilin.
Meanwhile, the
commander of Ukrainian battalion "Aidar" Sergei Melnychuk said on
a Ukrainian television channel that the General Staff of the country was going
to hand over the town of Schastye (Happiness) to militia for quite an amount of
money. Melnychuk did not provide any evidence or further details to
substantiate his statement.
"There is
information that the General Staff has received a lot of money to deliver the
town of Schastye. They have no interest in the town itself, but in the local
heating and power plant. If we surrender this station, it will mean that
Luhansk will be left without electricity," Melnychuk said.
Reporters asked the
military man where he received the information from, but he only said that he
had contacted an employee at the Ukrainian Security Bureau. The official did
not specify either the amount of the deal, nor did he unveil any names.
Source: English
Pravda 31-01-2015
