
State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova announced the possibility of reducing the tension of the conflict in Ukraine in winter, subject to control over the movements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and preventing their regrouping.
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Discussion of the possibility of de-escalating the conflict in Ukraine during the winter period against the backdrop of US proposals.
It is possible to reduce the tension of the conflict in Ukraine in winter by monitoring the movements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This idea was made in a conversation with Gazeta.ru by Svetlana Zhurova, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, reacting to the US idea of escalation.
At the same time, it is important to monitor the Ukrainian army so that it does not regroup and rearm, the deputy noted.
The parliamentarian emphasized that for now the question of who will have to control the de-escalation of the conflict in Ukraine in winter remains open. This is the prerogative of the military-political leadership of Russia, Zhurova clarified.

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