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To: ozarker

If russia is violating the Minsk protocols why doesn’t ukraine say so? Has anyone heard ukraine or the main stream media mention the Minsk protocols? They pretend to have not heard of it until they’re called on it and then bluster about foreign troops. What about all the foreign troops supporting the regime in kiev?


38 posted on 01/06/2022 6:27:14 AM PST by ozarker
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To: ozarker
If russia is violating the Minsk protocols why doesn’t ukraine say so? Has anyone heard ukraine or the main stream media mention the Minsk protocols? They pretend to have not heard of it until they’re called on it and then bluster about foreign troops. What about all the foreign troops supporting the regime in kiev?

"Russia, Not Ukraine, Is Serial Violator of Ceasefire Agreement

The best source of unbiased data about the fighting in the Donbas comes from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. Since the OSCE operates on consensus and Russia is a member, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) must be cautious in how it puts out information. While it reports violations on a daily basis, it does not aggregate them. And most of the violations that it reports are described as “undetermined.”

Still the SMM daily reports, if aggregated, yield useful information beyond the intensity of the ceasefire violations. In May, for example, the OSCE SMM reported that the Ukrainian side suffered the impact of 945 explosions, while the Russian side experienced only 145. The Russians have likewise proved a greater obstacle to SMM staff’s movements. In May, the Russians blocked access to SMM personnel 82 times, while Ukrainians blocked access 54 times. Such data are much more relevant to evaluate the ceasefire than the possible presence of new Ukrainian weapon systems near the line of contact.

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russia-not-ukraine-is-serial-violator-of-ceasefire-agreement/

40 posted on 01/06/2022 6:33:27 AM PST by tlozo
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