President Poroshenko informed Ukrainians about the implementation of his peace plan and future negotiations with Putin. DPR and LPR continue thier course toward seceding from Ukraine and integrating with Russia, and are preparing to hold their own elections. Russia has announced the withdrawal of troops from the border with Ukraine.
Early parliamentary elections will not dramatically change parliament’s composition and quality. Donetsk International Airport is a hot spot on the front line. Terrorists don’t adhere to the cease-fire agreement. They attack positions of Ukrainian army and shell towns. Gas war with Russia heads towards culmination.
Ceasefire in Donbass combat area exists only on paper. Courts are operating at night again. Experts foresee failure of lustration process due to weak legislation.
Third gas war with of Russia against Ukraine and Europe is ongoing. Defenders of Donetsk International Airport exterminate Russian mercenaries and armored vehicles. Victims of Donetsk shelling could be used by Russia as a pretext for further aggression in Ukraine.
Heroic defenders of Donetsk airport continue to fight off continuous tank attacks by militants. Russia is preparing the next phase of the invasion of Ukraine. OSCE sabotages the monitoring of terrorists' actions. Activists are beating up running for parliament members of the Party of Regions because of the reluctance of the authorities to carry out lustration. "Lenin-falling" continues.
Against the background of apparent inactivity of Ukrainian authorities militants are continuously storming Donetsk international airport, attacking positions of the Ukrainian army, shelling residential areas of cities and destroying infrastructure in the occupied territories. In Kharkov, Ukrainian activists tore down a statue of Lenin.
National Bank is trying to stabilize currency exchange market with administrative measures pushing it in the direction of the shadow market. Shelling of Ukrainian army positions and towns are ongoing despite the cease-fire agreement. However the overall intensity of fights have declined.
While visiting North America, President Poroshenko attempts to get both financial and military support for Ukraine. Understanding that conflict with Russia will inevitably widen and EU member states will get involved, is coming Europe. Numerous cease-fire breaches by Donbass militants are being evidenced by OSCE.
Fast adoption of legislations on special status of Donbass and on amnesty of terrorists has devided Ukrainian society. Situation could’t been softened even by the synchronous with the EU Parliament ratification of the association agreement with the EU and adoption of the Lustration law. At the same time, terrorists continue to attack Ukrainian army in all directions in Donbass.
The “ceasefire” established in Minsk is not an obstacle for Russian troops and militants in the escalation of the conflict. Sanctions introduced by EU and US are not stopping Russian aggression in Ukraine. Ukrainian politicians are behaving like there is no war in the country. Economic forecasts for Ukraine are disappointing.
Ukrainian politicians are actively playing "elections games", like including combat commanders on the lists of party candidates, when Ukrainian military and civilians are dying in Donbass during the announced «cease-fire» and Russia is concentrating its invasion forces.
