Conflict in the Donbass can be stopped very quickly. This was stated by the first deputy head of the OSCE special monitoring mission, Alexander Hug, in an interview with the Russian Kommersant.

"This conflict can be stopped very quickly. We have repeatedly seen how after the declaration by the parties of the next commitment to the ceasefire, the number of violations in a short period of time fell sharply. That is, if an order was issued to stop the fire, it was executed. This means that if there is political will, the security situation in the region could be stabilized. But so far this will is not there, "said Hoog.

Hug stressed that "peaceful citizens on both sides of the line of contact have repeatedly told us that this is not their conflict and that they only want it to stop," writes liga. net.

According to him, one of the reasons for the ongoing violence is that the Ukrainian armed forces and militants are too close to each other, like their military equipment.

"Minsk agreements imply withdrawal of forces and armaments. However, even these basic points are not fully implemented. There is also an opinion that the main reason may lie in the political arena and not be limited to Ukraine. As I said before, I am absolutely convinced that if there is political will, the situation could be taken under control, "Hug said..

Answering the question about the need to introduce Myrtovtsi to the Donbass, Hug said: "Different opinions are expressed on this score, but before the discussion of specific proposals, the matter has not yet come to pass, and without specifying the prospect of deploying peacekeepers in the conflict zone, it is difficult to comment on. I can only say that I consider the discussion of peacekeepers useful. It shows that the current efforts to resolve the conflict are not enough ".