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Poroshenko Rules Out Kiev Offensive in Donbass

© AFP 2023 / GENYA SAVILOV Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko examines a British-made "Saxon" armored personnel carrier with a Ukrainian weapon system while visiting a military base outside Kiev on April 4, 2015
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko examines a British-made Saxon armored personnel carrier with a Ukrainian weapon system while visiting a military base outside Kiev on April 4, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed Friday that Kiev-led forces would not launch a military offensive in Donbass.

KIEV (Sputnik) — However, the Ukrainian president warned that he would impose a martial law in the contested region if government troops came under attack by pro-independence forces.

"I want to reassure you that the Ukrainian armed forces and I personally, as the supreme commander, give clear guarantees that we will adhere to Minsk agreement and will not launch an offensive [in eastern Ukraine]."

"…but if the Ukrainian troops are under attack, we will make all efforts to ensure their protection. A martial law will be introduced immediately," Poroshenko said in an interview with Ukraina television.

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He also pledged to do his utmost to prevent further destabilization in Ukraine during the May holidays.

A new peace accord was reached in Minsk, Belarus, by the leaders of Russia, France, Germany and Ukraine on February, 12 following almost a year of hostilities in Ukraine.

The Minsk deal includes a ceasefire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the line of contact between the Kiev forces and independence supporters as well as amendments to Ukraine's constitution.

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