Alexey Bogdanovsky. The U.S. has plans to deepen its involvement in the implementation of the Minsk agreements on ceasefire in Ukraine, told reporters on the first day of the week the Commissioner of the state Department Jeff the Mini.

"The United States actively participate and deepen the participation and support of the full implementation of the Minsk agreements in all their aspects, including a full ceasefire, the extension of humanitarian assistance and access, supervision and monitoring at the international boundary, free and fair local elections in Eastern Ukraine," said Ratke correspondents.

He did not disclose what the policy is. For example, the United States remains ambiguous attitude to the "channel four" (Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany), which is seeking an exit from the current Ukraine situation. U.S. officials did not rule out U.S. accession to the Quartet, but also did not speak about the existence of such plans.


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

the results of the last meeting of the contact group 6 may present turned out to form four working sub-groups on specific aspects of de-escalation of the conflict.

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