The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed on the first day of the week on the phone the situation in the Donbass After the Declaration of ceasefire.

As notified on the Internet representation Poroshenko, " the parties agreed that After the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol on the peaceful settlement of September 5, and Memorandum dated September 19, all parties can be summarized progress in the peaceful settlement ".

The leaders of the 2 countries also discussed the possibility of allocation of the EU third wave of macro-economic assistance to Ukraine.

Kyiv authorities in April began in the East of Ukraine military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat in the region. According to the UN on September eleven, the victims of the conflict was almost 3, 2 thousands of civilians, more than 8 thousand were injured body.

After the meeting of the contact group on the settlement of the fall of the Ukraine, Kiev authorities and militias Donbass came to an agreement on the ceasefire, which came into force on 5 September. Military and militia periodically report violations of the ceasefire, both sides, however, and international observers have concluded that the truce is generally followed.

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