The refusal of Ukraine and the United States to work on the text of the resolution on the UN mission in the Donbass proposed by Russia reveals the true motives of the Western partners. Such actions eloquently speak about what Pyotr Poroshenko and his American friends really want.

Certainly, there was no a full-fledged ceasefire during any of truces. But “school truce”, as “bread” one before, performs a different function – it reduces shelling incidents. Of course, for a number of reasons, we see a periodic escalation with an increase in the number of shelling incidents even during the truce – all such cases are recorded.

Chairman of the People's Council of the DPR, permanent representative of the DPR to the talks of the Contact group in Minsk, Denis Pushilin, in the TV program "Sunday Evening with Vladimir Soloviyov" commented on Vladimir Putin's initiative to send UN peacekeeping contingent to the Donbass.

On September 16, in Donetsk, the presentation of an illustrated edition in Russian and English "The Books of the Living: 2014-2016" took place. The event was attended by the Vice-Commander of the DPR Defense Ministry's corps, Eduard Basurin, and the Chairman of the DPR People's Council, permanent representative of the DPR at the talks of the Contact group in Minsk Denis Pushilin.

The initiative of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to introduce a peacekeeping force messes all things up for Ukraine. It was declared by the Chairman of the DPR People's Council Denis Pushilin in the “Without Ties” TV programme on “Oplot TV” television channel.

The Chairman of the DPR People's Council, the permanent representative of the DPR for the talks of the Contact group in Minsk, Denis Pushilin, in an interview with RIA Novosti commented on the information that the government of the Russian Federation is considering the redistribution and streamlining of the aid provided for Donbass.

On September 15, the opening of the Republican Badminton Tournament took place in the building of the health complex of the Donetsk National Medical University named after M.Gorky. The event was attended by the Chairman of the People's Council of the DPR Denis Pushilin.

As part of today's videoconference, the DPR raised the issue of systematic violations of the ceasefire regime by the AFU. In their claims, the representatives of the Republic were not even based on the data of the DPR Army, which our opponents consider contentious, but on the reports of the OSCE SMM, which, according to the Package of Measures, has the function of monitoring the situation.

The complete separation of forces and means along the entire line of contact in Donbass may not take place in the foreseeable future because of the position of Kiev. This view was shared by the Chairman of the DPR People's Council, the permanent plenipotentiary representative of the DPR in the Contact group at negotiations in Minsk Denis Pushilin in an interview with the correspondent of RIA Novosti.

On September 6, a regular meeting of the Contact Group on the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Donbass was held in Minsk. The agenda of the meeting included compliance with a cease-fire, the implementation of the Agreement on the separation of forces and means and the exchange of prisoners.