German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned the Kiev authorities against using too much force in the east of the country.
"We should prevent the growing number of federalisation supporters as a result of the military operation in the east of Ukraine," he said in an interview for the newspaper Tagesspiegel am Sonntag. Extracts from this interview were posted in the electronic version of the newspaper today.
According to Steinmeier, in the current situation it is important to "act carefully and adequately when using weapons."
At the same time, he urged Russia to promote stabilization of the situation in Ukraine. He believes that both Russia and Ukraine should tighten border control to prevent arms smuggling and illegal border crossing. The German foreign minister pointed out that Russia’s position has tangibly changed.
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