Bipolar World was destroyed, but he did not become multipolar, now the story is about the absence of any poles, said German foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the first day of the week at the celebratory conference dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

"The world is no longer bipolar, but he, unfortunately, did not become multipolar, As we had hoped. Now he, rather, non-polar, " said Steinmeier.

According to the Minister, in this world, which still plans to form a new order, there are fresh, unknown before the conflict, for example, a "hybrid" of the war.

As said Steinmeier, the solution of these questions is not to choose between international use of Germany's military power and diplomatic negotiations, through which we try to defuse the Ukrainian conflict."

"There are very many elements, mechanisms and opportunities for all its risks, it is necessary to have the courage to use if we wish to care about the world," said Minister of foreign Affairs of Germany.

The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict began almost 5, 7 thousands of civilians. The resolution of the Ukrainian fall under negotiation in different formats, for example, during meetings of the contact group in Minsk with the mediation of the Russian Federation and the OSCE.


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, took place against a background of a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, instigated by the Ukrainian law enforcers who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. According to the results of the meeting of the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a package of measures involving, for example, a cease-fire in the Donbass with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of a security zone.

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