Russia may begin a “peacekeeping” operation in Ukraine within the next two days, according to comments made on July 3 by sources close to Russia’s Foreign Ministry.

“There is such

an option… The situation is complicated. Two days ago we advised (Ukrainian

President) Petro Poroshenko to ‘freeze’ the conflict in Donetsk and Luhansk

oblasts for a few months, so that the rebels and the Ukrainian army stop

fighting… Poroshenko did not accept the plan, and every day innocent people are

dying,” the source told Russian news agency Znak.