Political Solution to Ukraine Crisis Still Possible - Barroso

© RIA Novosti . Alexei Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankOn Saturday, the European Council gathers to appoint senior positions and discuss the situation in Ukraine.
On Saturday, the European Council gathers  to appoint senior positions and discuss the situation in Ukraine. - Sputnik International
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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Saturday it’s still not too late for a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine, but the point of no-return can come if the escalation of the conflict continues.

BRUSSELS, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Saturday it’s still not too late for a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine, but the point of no-return can come if the escalation of the conflict continues.

“We may see a situation where we reach the point of no return. If the escalation of the conflict continues, this point of no-return can come. I believe it’s still not yet too late to find a political solution,” Barroso said following the talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

On Saturday, the European Council gathers in Brussels to appoint senior positions and discuss the situation in Ukraine.

Since mid-April, Kiev has been conducting a military operation against the southeastern regions of Ukraine that refused to recognize the legitimacy of the new government after a February coup.

Moscow has repeatedly condemned Kiev’s military campaign against independence supporters in the east of the country and urged for an immediate stop to the punitive operation, advocating a peaceful resolution to the crisis.

Over 2,500 people, including the victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash, have been killed and more than 6,000 injured since the start of Kiev’s military operation against the militias in eastern Ukraine in mid-April, according to the United Nations.

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