Russia and Germany have agreed to further tightly to resolve the situation in Ukraine, and among them within the Normandy format, said the head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

"MS Merkel agreed to further close to the crisis situation in Ukraine, and among them within the Normandy format," - said the President of Russia at a press conference on the results of talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Russian capital.


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February came amid a sharp escalation of the situation in the Donbass, provoked by the Ukrainian security forces, which increased the forces began to storm the position of the militia. Following the meeting, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a set of measures involving, for example, the ceasefire in the Donbas with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of the security zone.

One of the most important points signed in February of the Minsk agreements was the constitutional reform, and the enactment of a permanent law on the special status of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. The agreement notes that decentralization should take place in coordination specifically, the commissioners of these districts, however, the Kiev authorities are ignoring this provision, arguing about the fact that you are unwilling to have a dialogue with the authorized rebellious territories. Read

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