German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a rocket attack on the city of Mariupol EAST UKRAINIAN Russian President Vladimir Putin once again pushed to the deaths of more than 30 people to act on the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. In a telephone conversation with Putin Merkel had asked them to avoid further escalation and act in terms of implementation of the Agreement of Minsk with emphasis on the separatist government spokesman Steffen Seibert told. As a signatory to the agreement of Minsk, the rebels would have at a table set with the Contact Group and abide by the agreements.
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said the Chancellor her condolences on the recent civilian casualties in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The attack on the city of Mariupol was "a clear and justifiable by not breaking the agreed ceasefire," the Chancellor said, according to Seibert. It must continue to be done to all to come to a peaceful solution and implement the Minsk agreements of September.
This included as a first step compliance with the ceasefire and the withdrawal of heavy guns on the basis of agreed in September contact line. The trilateral contact group of representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) play an important role in the implementation.
OSCE: rockets came from rebel territory
French President François Hollande phoned according to the Elysée Palace with Poroshenko. Hollande had his "deep concern" expressed by the rocket attack on Mariupol in talks with his Ukrainian colleagues and to the President of the Council of the European Union, Donald Tusk.
French President will call on Monday evening with Putin and Merkel. Tusk said the EU should strengthen their policy based on "cold facts and not illusions."
The pro-Russian separatists had announced an offensive for the capture of the strategically important port city in southeastern Ukraine Mariupol on Saturday. During a rocket attack on the city at least 30 people were injured killed nearly 100 more. The rebels rejected any responsibility for the attack. According to estimates by the OSCE, the rockets were fired but from rebel territory. The US also blamed the separatists for the attack. US President Barack Obama announced plans to increase the pressure on Russia. On Thursday, the EU foreign ministers will discuss at a special session on the Ukraine conflict.
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