Germany And the USA in all disputes on other topics had a common stance on the situation in Ukraine, said on the first day of the week, the Ambassador of Germany in Russia r?diger von Fritsch.

He said that in Germany the same time is a member of the European Union And NATO.

"of course, there are different desires And different visions, many political topics where opinions differ. Many times it has happened that We were of different opinion than our American partners. But with regard to the current political situation And the situation in Ukraine, then our positions with the United States fully agree, " said the diplomat during the lecture in the Moscow state University. Lomonosov

He said that U.S. pressure on the supply of weapons to the Ukraine." We remain of the opinion that this conflict cannot be solved by military methods, only peace. And the government was able to come to a common understanding with the Americans And other European partners about moving it on this way, " the Ambassador added.

The Ukrainian authorities have taken in April of last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup of the region's residents. According to the final data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6 thousand people. The problem of Ukrainian settlement fall under negotiation in different formats, for example, at the meetings of the contact group in Minsk, under the mediation of the Russian Federation And the OSCE.


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, came amid a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, provoked by the Ukrainian security forces, who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. Following the meeting, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France And Germany have taken a set of measures involving, for example, the ceasefire in the Donbass from February fifteen, the withdrawal of heavy weapons And the development of the security zone.

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