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Ukrainian citizens live on both sides of the contact line. Their peace, security, and prosperity are an absolute priority of the Ukrainian state.
Allegations that the Ukrainian authorities allegedly intend to launch an offensive in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions are false.
Ukraine does not carry out any sabotage in Donbas and does not plan to do it.
We categorically reject Russia’s attempts to aggravate the already tense security situation. We remain steadfastly committed to the political and diplomatic settlement, and together with our partners, we are making every effort to reduce tensions and keep the situation in line with the diplomatic dialogue.
Instead, we have witnessed how Russian Federation launched a campaign to spread mass disinformation, increase shelling of Ukrainian positions and civilian infrastructure with weapons banned by the Minsk agreements, and escalate the security situation.
We call on the international community – foreign states and international organizations – to immediately condemn the provocations of the Russian Federation and its occupation administrations in Donbas, which are undermining the process of a political and diplomatic settlement.
Lack of proper reaction or neutral position will only fuel the escalation of the situation on the part of Russia.
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