Direct dialogue between Kiev and Donbass until now, no, as long as we cannot say that the situation finally came to a standstill, said on the last working day of the week, Russia's permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov.

"They (political reform in Ukraine) were required to begin for a long time, certain steps were provided within a day after the armistice. Anyway, at the moment the political aspects of the Minsk agreements are not implemented, " - said Russia's permanent representative to the EU. According to his statement, " it is Very important that there is no Direct dialogue between Kiev, Donetsk and Lugansk ".

"I say, because it is not this means that all stumped. Because he operates the contact group and there are four working sub-groups, where They at least appear together at one table. Another thing is that the range of issues that are discussed - They are technical. But it's at least some progress, " said Chizhov.

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