Ukraine's southeast does not trust Poroshenko's humanitarian corridor promise
10 June 2014, 12:01 -- Leaders of the Donetsk People's Republic doubt that the order of Ukrainian President Petr Poroshenko to open humanitarian corridors will be fulfilled. 'The promise to open humanitarian corridors was given a long time ago but regretfully these are just words. We have heard about that decision but we doubt its implementation,' Donetsk People's Republic Vice-Premier Andrei Purgyn said.
Combat operations continue in Slavyansk, and there was gunfire again last night, he said.
'We still have to transport the wounded along guerrilla trails. People leave the city with great difficulty - they are simply not allowed to go,' Purgyn said.
The leaders of the Lugansk People's Republic have expressed their mistrust toward Ukrainian President Petr Poroshenko's pledge to set up 'humanitarian corridors' for refugees in the country's southeastern regions.
'The leadership of the republic has not received any requests concerning the creation of such a corridor. No negotiations have been held with us with regard to this matter,' Lugansk People's Republic spokesman Vladimyr Inogorodskikh told Interfax on Tuesday.
'At the moment, people are able to leave the territory of the Lugansk People's Republic unhindered if they want to. That is why it is not clear what corridor they are talking about,' he said.
'I would like to repeat once again that any negotiations with the Kiev government will begin only after all troops are withdrawn from the territory of our republic,' Inogorodskikh said.
Poroshenko orders to open corridor for civilians to leave combat zone in southeastern Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petr Poroshenko has ordered to open a humanitarian corridor for civilians wishing to leave southeastern regions where an army operation is underway, the presidential press service reports.
The issue was discussed at a meeting of Poroshenko and heads of the Ukrainian Security Service, the Interior Ministry, the Defense Ministry and the State Emergency Service.
'Seeking to prevent new casualties in the antiterrorism operation zone, the Ukrainian president has ordered chiefs of law enforcement authorities to create due conditions for civilians wishing to leave [the area],' the presidential press service said.
Poroshenko ordered the government to arrange transportation of civilians from the operation zone, to give them medical assistance and to deploy a network of mobile posts, which would supply civilians with drinking water, food and drugs.
Local authorities assisted by local self-government bodies and the government are compelled to accommodate people arriving from the operation zone, Interfax reports.
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