Peace in Donbass is a matter of a few weeks, - Poroshenko
Kyiv - Munich, February 07 (PolitNavigator, Alexandra Ignatieva) - President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko at a security conference in Munich said that peace in Donbass can be restored in a few weeks.
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Speaking during the presidential debate on the conflict in Ukraine, he noted that he has experience in organizing peacekeeping missions.
“Organization of peacekeepers – six months. We do not demand peacekeepers, but a truce and the withdrawal of troops,” Poroshenko said. – Peace and stability are a matter of a few weeks. Just close the borders and withdraw the troops.”
“We have the right to defend ourselves. Seven months ago we did not have an army. We need weapons not for killing, but for protection,” he said, answering a question about how he would persuade European leaders to provide weapons. According to him, for example, the Ukrainian military needs radars.
Peace in Donbas is a matter of weeks, says Poroshenko