19 February 2015, 12:03
Deputy Chairperson of the Committee Mariia Ionova also participated in the meeting.
Iryna Herashchenko said that an attempt to disrupt Minsk agreements and peaceful settlement of the situation in Donbas by terrorists and the Russian Federation, that openly supports them, should get a proper response on the part of the European Parliament.
The people’s deputies deem that such brutal and blatant disregard of the signed documents once again proves that the Russian Federation ignores the international law, as well as respect for sovereignty and integrity of its neighboring countries. They expressed conviction that the European Parliament will weigh it in the nearest future and will support the standing of Ukraine on increasing sanctions against the Russian Federation.
In her turn, Rebecca Harms voiced a concern about the situation with Debaltseve and the fact that the Russian Federation does not facilitate work of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Donbas, and openly ignores the importance of establishing control over the Ukrainian-Russian border, which is an important precondition for de-escalation of the conflict.
The Parties discussed also issues planned for consideration during the first meeting of the Parliamentary Association Committee scheduled for February 24-25 in Brussels.