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     oreign Minister S. Lavrov Century called retractable Kiev rules for truce unrealistic and ridiculous, " noting that the ideal modes of the cease-fire does not happen.
     "Nominated ridiculous, by and large, the requirements that fully support the point of view of the Kyiv authorities, and they, as you know, told that it would begin the Withdrawal of heavy weapons, just in case, if a day or two will keep silence without a single shot being fired. We all understand that the ideal of truce, ideal modes ceasefire can not be, "Lavrov said, RIA" Novosti." When the day before yesterday in Paris met "channel four" at the level of Ministers of foreign Affairs, our German colleague fully agreed that until will not start the Withdrawal of heavy weapons, the risks of incidents will be immeasurably higher than in the breeding of military equipment, " the Minister added. He also said that the statements of the West about the possibility of new sanctions against Russia due to the reluctance not to disturb the Minsk consensus on the settlement of the situation in Ukraine." I think it's very simply explained. Trying to escalate again hysterical mood, to divert attention from the need to perform the Minsk agreements, and these appeals are, in General, is the reluctance of these leaders of the respective countries, organizations of the United States, the European Union, to achieve what has been agreed in Minsk on 12 February, " He said. At the same time the Minister said that " objective observers and the OSCE, record a significant decrease in shootings, thereby truce still gives the result ". Because of this, He tried to convince the Western media to recognize that the results of the armistice there is, moreover, essential. First special monitoring mission of the OSCE in Ukraine recorded the Withdrawal of the militia heavy weapons. On Tuesday, Deputy commander of the headquarters of the militia of the Donetsk national Republic Eduard Baturin said that the militia began the Withdrawal of heavy weapons from the contact line in 09. 00 GMT. Plenipotentiary representative of the Luhansk national Republic Vladislav Deinega, for his part, said that LNR ready from February 24 to accelerate the Withdrawal of heavy weapons, but will take Into account the actions of Ukraine. The withdrawal of heavy weapons provided by the complex of measures on realization of the Minsk agreement, agreed in talks in Minsk on 12 February.