Poroshenko Submits Int'l Peacekeeping Project to Ukrainian Parliament

© Sputnik / Nikolay Lazarenko / Go to the mediabankUkraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, on Tuesday passed a bill abolishing the country's non-aligned status.
Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, on Tuesday passed a bill abolishing the country's non-aligned status. - Sputnik International
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has submitted a project to parliament to turn to the UN Security Council and the Council of Europe to deploy a peacekeeping mission in the country, according to information on the Verkhovna Rada’s official website.

KIEV (Sputnik) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has submitted a project to parliament to turn to the UN Security Council and the Council of Europe to deploy a peacekeeping mission in the country, according to information on the Verkhovna Rada’s official website.

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The proposed international peacekeeping mission may be deployed to Ukraine to maintain peace and security in the war-torn country.

Poroshenko first announced the idea to deploy UN- or EU-mandated peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine in February. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the issue is up to the UN Security Council, while a number of Russian officials questioned Kiev's willingness to adhere to the Minsk agreements, which does not imply any peacekeeping force.

Ukraine's army and independence forces agreed on a ceasefire in Minsk last month. The deal obliged the warring sides to withdraw heavy weaponry from the front lines and charged the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) with monitoring the ceasefire.

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