Russia will not take any decisions on the settlement of the situation in the Donbass before the presidential elections. This is the opinion of the US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker, Ukrinform reports..

"We proposed that the peacekeeping forces under the UN mandate enter and replace the Russian forces and separatist formations, creating for a certain time a safe space where local elections could be held where an amnesty would be introduced and given a special status.

) We continue to insist on this for about seven months, and I must say that I am very pleased with our position, but I am not happy with the results, since there are no results, "Volcker said..

According to him, it is unclear what approach Moscow uses after the campaign of re-election of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"But for nothing, obviously, decisions will not be taken by Russia until there are election results," Volcker said..

At the same time, he believes that the Kremlin is unlikely to go on escalating the armed confrontation.