The blockade has caused a lot of damage. At CMU commented on the riots blockers and security forces
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine issued a statement of the government regarding the events surrounding the blockade of trade with the occupied territories of Luhansk and Donetsk.
In the text members of the government accused organizers of the blockade in an attempt to split the society and to jeopardize the economic recovery.
“Under the alleged Patriotic slogans was carried out blockade, which is actually already caused much damage to the country,” the statement said.
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In the opinion of the Cabinet, during clashes between the security forces acted in accordance with applicable law and not hurting anyone.
“Despite the fact that there was the possibility of use of weapons, law enforcement showed restraint and prevented the dangerous situation occurs”, – stated in the text.
At CMU said that an invalid repetition of last year’s crisis.
“Ukraine, despite all the difficulties, must follow the path of regaining its independence. Energy independence is one of our priorities and we will continue to make concrete steps to achieve it”, – summarized in the government.
Recall that the blockade of trade with ARDLA lasted a month and a half and moved into a new phase after the detentions of dozens of activists at station Krivoi Torets of Donetsk region. A few hundred people on the evening of March 13 came to the Maidan Nezalezhnosti. The number of protests swept across the regions in Lutsk activists occupied the hall of the regional state administration, Vinnytsia, Rivne and Ivano-Frankivsk burned tires and other supporters of the blockade announced their demands to the authorities.
The evening of March 14 column blockade, which fights broke through the checkpoint in Slavyansk, was stopped on the way to the ATO area between Kramatorsk and Konstantinovka. Among them was Deputy Vladimir Parasyuk. At the Headquarters of the embargo claim that the police opened fire on the blockers, and then detained them and took away in an unknown direction.
It is noted that seven police officers were injured. Activists say they were beaten and sprayed with gas. The clashes injured himself Parasyuk.
Militiamen, in turn, said that the MP was behaving aggressively, waving his badge and shoved them in the face.
15 March, the Council adopted a decision on termination of trading with ORDO.