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MOSCOW – The situation in eastern Ukraine may develop into an even more profound confrontation, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier said on April 26.

There is a threat of escalation, and this regional conflict may develop into an even more profound confrontation, Zannier said at the 6th Moscow Conference on International Security on April 26, adding that some conventional instruments have failed again.

He called for an urgent and very substantial work on the Ukraine situation.

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission is now working to prevent the escalation of tensions on the ground, Zannier said.