He made a corresponding proposal in an interview with Ukrainian Radio.
"Before holding elections, you need to ensure security ... As one of the ways, I suggested using the mandate of the UN Security Council and creating an interim government in those territories," TASS quotes him.
At the same time, he clarified that he was talking about the international government.
Fokin also stressed that this is purely his personal opinion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Fokine as the first deputy head of the Kiev delegation to the contact group on Donbass on August 18.