COPENHAGEN, 27 April 2015 – A military advance by illegal separatists in Ukraine on the city of Mariupol could have “disastrous consequences” for efforts to achieve a diplomatic solution to the crisis in the country, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) said today following a meeting of the Assembly’s Bureau in the Danish Parliament.
“I am gravely concerned by the reports from OSCE monitors of a sharp escalation of fighting close to Mariupol and the movement of rebel tanks nearby. An attempt by the illegal separatists to take this strategically vital city would not only be the worst …read more
Source: OSCE
