Ukraine should not enter the sphere of strategic interests of the United States, considers the self-proclaimed Head of the Donetsk national Republic (DND) Alexander Zakharchenko.

first Deputy head of the presidential administration of Ukraine Valeriy Chaly said that Ukraine stands for the accession of States to the negotiations in the "Normandy format" on the settlement of the situation in the country. Zakharchenko said that DND against U.S. involvement in the negotiations.

"America is another continent. Ukraine should not enter the sphere of strategic interests of the United States. I respect the desire of the President of the United States, but do not perceive it as a side "channel four" - quoted Zakharchenko press service of the Supreme court.

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov have said before, that "if any country is willing and able to exert influence on Kiev in order to encourage its implementation of the" Minsk-2 ", then, of course, in the capital of Russia it will be welcome." The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. V. Lavrov drew attention that the question of a possible connection to the United States to the negotiations in the "Normandy format" should be addressed to the French side as the initiator of the format.

The format "channel four" was formed After a meeting in France in the summer of 2014. The sixth of June in Normandy for the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the allied landing held a number of meetings with participation of presidents of Russia, France, Germany and Ukraine. Participants then Norman meetings held several rounds of negotiations at the highest level and at the level of foreign Ministers.

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