Poroshenko: the General Staff of Russia and Ukraine will start consultations – BBC Russian

After talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Minsk, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko announced an agreement to launch consultations Chiefs of Staff of Russia and Ukraine.

According to Poroshenko, consultations will take place with the mediation of the Tripartite Liaison Group (it includes representatives from Russia, Ukraine and the OSCE) to “as soon as possible go to the regime of bilateral ceasefire, control of which will be carried out by representatives of the OSCE monitoring mission”.

President noted that the parties negotiators agreed on the need to intensify efforts tripartite group.

At the same time, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Yatsenyuk said Wednesday that Kiev expects “practical assistance” from NATO. Speaking about the planned for early September NATO summit Yatsenyuk noted that Ukrainian authorities are counting on “practical assistance and the adoption of crucial decisions” at the summit.

After Click meeting with Russian President Poroshenko said that the key issue in the talks in Minsk was the closure of the border between the two countries to prevent the transfer of military equipment and mercenaries.

“Our main goal – a world. We demand decisive action that would bring peace to the Ukrainian land,” – said Poroshenko.

At a meeting in Minsk Putin and Poroshenko shook hands

According to Putin, during a two-hour negotiations behind closed doors, a cease-fire in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine were discussed, as “that thing most of Ukraine, Donetsk, Lugansk”.

Putin said that Russia will help the Ukrainian authorities to establish a dialogue between the authorities in Kiev and separatists in the east of the country.

Meanwhile, the press center of Ukrainian anti-terrorist operation state that continues the process of concentration of Russian military equipment on the border with Ukraine. In particular, military equipment being transferred to the Rostov region.

In the Donetsk region headquarters ATO recorded movement of the column of nearly 100 pieces of military equipment, including tanks, armored personnel carriers, multiple rocket launching systems “Grad” and BMP. The column was moving along the road from the village to Starobeshevo Telmanovo.

Also, the Ukrainian military reported that from Russia to the village in the Donetsk region Dmitrovka popped column of military equipment, including six “Grad”, eight vehicles “KamAZ” and two “Ural” with manpower.

The Russian authorities have repeatedly denied sending military equipment and soldiers on the territory of Ukraine. At a press conference in Minsk Vladimir Putin admitted that the group of paratroopers who were detained earlier in the territory of Ukraine, could actually cross the Ukrainian border, but did it by mistake. “As far as I know, they patrolled the border and could be on the Ukrainian territory”, – Click Russian president said .