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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Fri Jun 20, 2014, 06:02 AM Jun 2014

Ukraine peace plan to call for 10-km buffer zone on Russia border

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - President Petro Poroshenko will call for the creation of a 10-km (6.25-mile) buffer zone on the border with Russia under a 14-point plan to bring peace to east Ukraine, according to an unofficial copy published by media on Friday.

Ukraine says fighters from Russia and supplies of guns and other military equipment have been coming into the country to support pro-Russian separatists, and tightening control of the 1,900-km (1,190-mile) border is Ukraine's main security headache.

Details of the proposal to create a 10-km buffer zone, contained in a photographed copy of the 14-point plan and carried in Ukrainian media, were not spelled out.

It was not clear if the whole of the proposed demilitarised no-man's land would be on Ukraine's side of the border or part of it on the Russian side. It was also not clear what the status of people living in border areas would be.

Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/20/ukraine-crisis-poroshenko-idUKL6N0P11J420140620

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Ukraine peace plan to call for 10-km buffer zone on Russia border (Original Post) dipsydoodle Jun 2014 OP

Ukraine crisis: Details of Poroshenko's peace plan emerge muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #1

Not clear what they will do about Crimea. dipsydoodle Jun 2014 #3

I suspect Crimea will be resolved during the winter... Xolodno Jun 2014 #5

At the current rate they will be no more affected than Ukraine. dipsydoodle Jun 2014 #6

Ukraine military has closed off border with Russia, speaker says dipsydoodle Jun 2014 #2

They gave notice to Russia last week that they were closing the border. Igel Jun 2014 #4

muriel_volestrangler

(101,300 posts)

1. Ukraine crisis: Details of Poroshenko's peace plan emerge

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 07:40 AM

Jun 2014

The plan promises to decentralise power and calls for immediate disarmament in eastern Ukraine where government forces are battling pro-Russia separatists.

It also apparently proposes the creation of a 10km (6 miles) buffer zone on the Ukrainian-Russian border, and early local and parliamentary elections.

Mr Poroshenko has already announced he intends to introduce a unilateral ceasefire by government forces ahead of the peace plan being implemented.
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Russia likewise is sending highly mixed signals. President Putin has reacted favourably to Mr Poroshenko's proposal, and the two men are in communication.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27937596

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

3. Not clear what they will do about Crimea.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 08:34 AM

Jun 2014

'Crimea' special volunteer battalion to be formed shortly

The new "Crimea" special volunteer battalion will be formed at the current location of Donbas battalion, units of which are going to eastern Ukraine, commander of the Donetsk region Donbas volunteer territorial defense battalion Semen Semenchenko has said.

http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/crimea-special-volunteer-battalion-to-be-formed-shortly-352751.html

Xolodno

(6,390 posts)

5. I suspect Crimea will be resolved during the winter...

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 12:08 PM

Jun 2014

...when the lack of energy will really hit home.

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

6. At the current rate they will be no more affected than Ukraine.

Reply to Xolodno (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 12:11 PM

Jun 2014

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

2. Ukraine military has closed off border with Russia, speaker says

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 08:00 AM

Jun 2014

Kiev (CNN) -- Ukrainian forces have completed an operation to close off the country's eastern border with Russia, Speaker Oleksandr Turchynov told Ukraine's Parliament on Friday.

His announcement, citing Ukraine's Defense Ministry, came a day after NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said NATO had seen a "new Russian military buildup" near the border with Ukraine.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/20/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/

Igel

(35,296 posts)

4. They gave notice to Russia last week that they were closing the border.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 10:22 AM

Jun 2014

At that point, Russia was obligated to not let people through.

Currently the complaint from Russia is that for some reason the border is closed. Ukr has said that Russian passport-holders from 18 to 60, both male and female, won't be allowed in--and this includes migrant workers. The closure has been spotty--one crossing in Belgorod Oblast was closed, with a backup at the border while others were working "normally" this morning. Izaryvne, the LPR says, had a 3 km backup earlier today (but it's unclear what side of the border that's on).

Russia's response is that they don't actually know what that means.

It certainly would include things like the BTR-80 that was snagged last night on the way in.

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