Ukraine gives evidence to Germany of presence of Russian armed forces in Donbas
On Tuesday, June 2, Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy
Taran during a visit to the Federal Republic of Germany handed over materials
proving the presence of Russian armed forces in Donbas, and also discussed
building up bilateral Ukrainian-German cooperation.
During talks with the Federal Minister of Defense of
Germany, Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Taran discussed issues related
to the reconciliation of security aspects of Russia's armed aggression against
Ukraine and increase of bilateral Ukrainian-German cooperation, the press
service of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine reported.
The parties also discussed involvement of international
support mechanisms within the Normandy format.
"The Ukrainian side stressed the invariability of
positions on the peaceful settlement of the conflict in the East of Ukraine. In
addition, Andriy Taran handed over materials with evidence of the presence of
active units of the Russian Federation in the east of Ukraine. The minister of
defense also drew the attention of the German side to the inadmissibility of
obstructing the activities of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in the
temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as the
active militarization of the occupied Crimea," the ministry said.
In addition, the Head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry
provided information on the situation in the Joint Forces Operation area, as
well as measures taken to implement the agreements of the Paris Summit under
the Normandy format of December 9, 2019.
It is noted that particular attention was paid to the
development of military-technical cooperation. The German side expressed
support for the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in its intentions to develop the
critical capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"Following the meetings, it was agreed to continue the
strategic dialogue at the level of the heads of defense departments of Ukraine
and Germany. In order to strengthen bilateral relations, the minister of
defense of Ukraine invited the Federal Minister of Defense of Germany to pay a
visit to Ukraine in the second half of 2020," the ministry said.
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