Vladimir Dobrovolsky. The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that refers to the life of the Minsk agreements with cautious optimism.


"I think once we have the promise of a ceasefire, the withdrawal of troops, the release of all illegally held hostages, the withdrawal of all foreign soldiers with my site and the closure of the border - this gives some cause for cautious confidence", he told reporters, explaining their expectations when it had reached agreement in Minsk.

on Thursday in Minsk ended peace dialogues in "channel format" with the participation of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany. According to the results of the negotiations was announced that by the end of the year in Ukraine must reform the Constitution, which lays down the decentralization would have a special status of Donbass. The parties to the conflict agreed to stop the fire on the East of Ukraine with 00. 00 (01. 00 MSK) fifteen February. Also assumed the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of a security zone.

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