Moscow Agrees to Ukrainian Aerial Inspection of Russia

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Russia initially agreed to allow Ukraine to carry out the flight under the Open Skies Treaty on March 17-24, but later reversed its decision because Ukraine could not finance the mission.

“In line with our obligations under the Vienna Document, we have agreed again to allow a Ukrainian group to inspect our territory,” Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said.

Antonov said the Ukrainian military officials will inspect on March 18-20 parts of the Belgorod and Kursk regions bordering on Ukraine to make sure that the Russian armed forces are not involved in any kind of military activity threatening Ukraine’s security.

In addition, a group of military inspectors from the United States and Germany will fly above Russia and Belarus in the period between March 17 and March 21 on a similar monitoring mission, while a group of military officials from Estonia, France and Belgium will inspect a paratrooper regiment from the Pskov division in line with the Vienna agreement.

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