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NATO secretary general hails idea of deploying UN force in Ukraine

Jens Stoltenberg said "I welcomed the proposal to have UN peacekeeping forces in Ukraine, that has been supported by Ukraine"

UNITED NATIONS, September 21. /TASS/. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday he hails the idea of deploying a UN mission in Ukraine.

"We adressed the situation in Ukraine. I welcomed the proposal to have UN peacekeeping forces in Ukraine, that has been supported by Ukraine. There is also Russian proposal on the table," he said after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.