" ▁firm ly ▁re iter ating ▁Australia ' s ▁condem n ation ▁of ▁Russian ▁inter vention ▁across ▁both ▁parties ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁▁ ▁Bel arus : ▁Bel arus ian ▁president ▁Alexander ▁L uk ash en ko ▁encourag ed ▁peace ▁tal ks ▁from ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁crisis , ▁and ▁hosted ▁the ▁summ its ▁that ▁produced ▁the ▁Min sk ▁Pro tocol ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁Min sk ▁II ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁▁ ▁Canada : ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Canadian ▁foreign ▁minister ▁John ▁B air d ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁thought ▁that ▁Russian ▁president ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁was ▁w aging ▁" a ▁murder ous ▁campaign ▁in ▁Ukraine ", ▁and ▁that ▁if ▁this ▁continued , ▁President ▁Put in ▁would ▁" go ▁down ▁in ▁history ▁as ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁destroyed ▁all ▁that ▁was ▁once ▁positive ▁in ▁Russia - U k raine ▁t ies ▁– ▁historical , ▁religious , ▁cultural , ▁even ▁frat ernal ▁b onds ▁sacrific ed ▁to ▁his ▁r uth less ▁expansion ism ▁in ▁Crime a , ▁Don et sk ▁and ▁Lu h ansk ". ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Stephen ▁Har per ▁called ▁for ▁Put in ▁" to ▁end ▁his ▁invasion ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Ukraine , ▁to ▁withdraw ▁his ▁soldiers , ▁t anks ▁and ▁heavy ▁weapons , ▁and ▁to ▁ce ase ▁providing ▁military ▁aid ▁to ▁ins urg ents ." ▁▁ ▁China : ▁premier ▁Li ▁K eq i ang ▁said ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁that