The "frozen conflict" in Ukraine could destabilize not just the eastern region, but also the whole Europe, according to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin.

Klimkin made the comment during his trip to Brussels with European Union (EU) and NATO officials. He called on Moscow not to recognize the elections that Donetsk and Luhansk are planning to conduct next month, Reuters detailed.

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Klimkin said the locals in eastern Ukraine would be better off if they went with Kiev's official election in December rather than hold their own election, the report added.

"A frozen conflict in Donetsk and Luhansk... would bring us more instability, more detribalization," Klimkin said, "not only for the whole of Ukraine but for the whole of Europe."

Describing the November polls organized by Donetsk and Luhansk as "fake elections," Klimkin said Ukraine could become like Transdniestria, Abkhazia, and other regions that broke off from the former Soviet Union.

Meanwhile, the EU is set to review the sanctions it imposed on Moscow next month.

The United Nations issued a statement on Monday saying the Ukraine crisis was taking an average of 10 lives each day among the Ukrainian forces, pro-Moscow rebels and civilians.

To rid the area of "terrorists," Klimkin said Russia should help end the conflict, which has raged on in spite of a truce signed last month.

Although Klimkin said Kiev cannot just prevent eastern Ukrainians from pushing through with the November 2 elections, he called on Russia to discourage the two Ukrainian cities from proceeding with the process. He said Moscow should exert effort to achieve stabilization for the region.

Klimkin also confirmed that the EU and NATO will help provide additional military and financial efforts to help Kiev strengthen its forces.

Instead of blocking Ukraine's efforts to be closer to the EU, it should focus on its own relationship with the Union and help maintain stability across Europe, Klimkin appealed. Russia's future is tied to its communication with the EU and the rest of the continent, the foreign minister said.

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