Angelina Timofeeva. In resolving the conflict in Donbas, the parties are in the same place, and a year and a half ago, the Minsk agreement remain the only tool to reach agreement, he said, answering the question Last news authorized official of the German foreign Ministry Martin Schaefer at a press conference on the first day of the week.

"Speaking about the General situation in Ukraine, I have the opportunity to quote the Minister Steinmeier, who said at the weekend that the situation is explosive. We are treading water for 1, 5 years, " said Schaefer.

According to the envoy of the foreign Ministry, " the German government is Clear that violent actions, with whose direction it went, leads us to a dead end "." We can only encourage and insist that all parties, including Russia as well as Eastern Ukraine and the Kiev authorities adhered to the implementation of the Minsk agreements, " said Schaefer.

The Minsk agreement have their drawbacks, however, "it's the best there is At the moment," he added.

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