Moscow calls on Kiev to abandon terrorist methods in resolving Ukraine's internal problems and hopes that Ukrainian politicians will find strength to prevent escalation in Donbas, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 31st August, 2018) Moscow calls on Kiev to abandon terrorist methods in resolving Ukraine's internal problems and hopes that Ukrainian politicians will find strength to prevent escalation in Donbas, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
Earlier on Friday, leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Alexander Zakharchenko was killed in a bomb blast in a cafe in downtown Donetsk. The explosion also caused grave injuries to DPR Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Timofeev, who accompanied Zakharchenko, and who is now in grave condition in a hospital. The DPR authorities have classified the incident as a terrorist attack.
"We call on the Ukrainian authorities to abandon their reliance on terrorist means in resolving Ukrainian internal problems. We hope that the responsible Ukrainian politicians will find the strength to stop the the 'party of war' and prevent the escalation of conflict in Donbas," the statement said.
