By Jaime Ortega.
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised that Moscow will do everything in their power to end the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine by peaceful mean settlements.
“Russia, for its part, will do everything it can to end the conflict in Ukraine from its current military phase to a phase of discussion at a negotiating table with peaceful and diplomatic means,” said chief Kremlin.
In a video posted on their website as a result of the demolition by a missile Malaysian Boeing 777 with nearly 300 passengers aboard in eastern Ukraine, Putin explained Russia’s position towards the conflict in the neighboring country.
“On more than one occasion I have called on the warring parties to immediately end the bloodshed and sit at the negotiating table”, said the head of state.
He said “You can say that if June 28 had not been resumed military operations in eastern Ukraine, this tragedy (the loss of passenger aircraft) had not occurred.”
“At the same time, one should not have the right to use this tragedy to achieve selfish political objectives,” Putin stressed.
The Russian president said that this type of event is “horrific and tragic”, “should not disunite the people, but unite.”
“It is necessary that all persons who are responsible for the situation in the region must raise their responsibility to their own people and to the countries whose citizens died in the disaster,” he said.
Putin stressed the need to create conditional security for international experts in the field to investigate the loss of the aircraft.
