Inhabitants of Donetsk protest against armed OSCE mission

A request that Kiev makes several months ago but which has to be approved by 57 States that are part of the Organization, including Russia.

The inhabitants are concerned:

"Under the guise of an armed mission they can send, for here, a terrorist unit as the" sector ", after the dress with the appropriate uniforms," said an inhabitant of the region.

#Donetsk: Placards read, “armed mission = military intervention” “no to OSCE armed mission”. pic.twitter.com/yplBLoKOFZ

Last month the Secretary General of the OSCE stated that the organization is open to send armed perso nnel, if the question is consensual. In Donetsk other issues arise:

"We understand everyone clearly that for the armed forces of Ukraine armed monitors would be an easy target. And, as is tradition, would accuse us, "said Denis self-proclaimed Republic's Envoy Pushilin of Donetsk in Ukraine group.

For now, on the ground, there is a mission of unarmed OSCE observers who watch the fragile cease-fire.

The conflict between the Ukrainian forces and the rebels have made nearly 9400 pró-russos dead in just over two years.

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