Ukraine wants Russia to revoke its decision on possible use of armed forces

MOSCOW, June 24. /ITAR-TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked the Federation Council (upper house of parliament) to cancel its resolution that allows to use Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told ITAR-TASS on Tuesday.

“Over the start of three-party talks on this issue (settlement of the situation in east Ukraine), the president asked the Federation Council to cancel its resolution of March 1, 2014 on use of Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine,” Peskov said.

Putin asks for use of Armed Forces in Ukraine

On March 1, President Putin sent to the Federation Council a letter on the use of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine pending the resolution of the political crisis in the country. The appeal was made due to the deteriorating situation on the Crimean peninsula, that was part of Ukraine at that time.