Maksimychev: RF increases the sizes of humanitarian aid to the Donbass because of the cold weather
Olga Denisova. Russia is stepping up efforts to assist the population of Donbass, because With the advent of winter, the humanitarian situation continues to worsen rapidly, said Deputy permanent envoy of the Russian Federation in the UN Dmitry Maksimychev.
" strong resentment among us causes serious humanitarian situation in the South-East of Ukraine. With the onset of winter, according to those present in the field of international organizations, the situation there continues to deteriorate rapidly, " said Maksimychev at the meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations for the coordination of humanitarian assistance provided by the global organization.
The diplomat drew attention to the scale of the destruction of industrial facilities and infrastructure of the Donbass, and Also emphasized the negative effect of the measures taken by Kyiv in relation to the population of the region." Entered Kiev taboo on the activities of government and financial institutions left without livelihoods of the most vulnerable residents: seniors, veterans, the disabled, children. This is the infractions of international humanitarian law, " He said.
" in these conditions the Russian Federation is increasing its efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the population of Ukraine ", - noticed Maksimychev. In the near future, according to him, the government of the Russian Federation will allocate cash assistance through the world food programme. He also said about sent on the East of Ukraine for humanitarian convoys.
" The Ukrainian authorities were duly informed of their contents and routes. We believe that international humanitarian organizations, in the 1st turn OCHA and ICRC, could play a more significant role in these efforts and to actively participate in the process to facilitate the provision of a suffering people", He said.
However, the 1st Secretary of the permanent mission of Ukraine Yaroslav Golitsyn said at the meeting that the Russian humanitarian convoys " of illegally crossing the border without prior consent, were not inspected Kiev, and were not coordinated With the ICRC. He Also said, under what conditions Kiev will return to the fulfillment of social obligations to the residents of the East." All social cash benefits will be withheld deposited in the Bank and will be paid to each, as soon as we will restore the oversight of these areas, " said Galitzine.
numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. They have been the reaction of the local population to violent change of power in the country and the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law granting Russian the status of regional language.
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