Relations between Russia and Germany are experiencing hard times due to different assessments of the situation in Ukraine, said Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
"We met with Federal Chancellor of extensive dialogues and discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral and international agenda. It is no secret that Russian-German Relations today is experiencing hard times because of different assessments of the events in Ukraine. Mutual trade turnover in 2014 for the first time in the last 5 years has decreased by 6, 5%. Moreover, in the beginning of the year in January-February, a decline of over 35%. This situation is clearly Not in the interests of Both Russia and Germany ", - said Putin.
dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February came amid a sharp escalation of the situation in the Donbass, provoked by the Ukrainian security forces, which increased the forces began to storm the position of the militia. Following the meeting, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a set of measures involving, for example, the ceasefire in the Donbas with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of the security zone.
One of the most important points signed in February of the Minsk agreements was the constitutional reform, and the enactment of a permanent law on the special status of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. The agreement notes that decentralization should take place in coordination specifically, the commissioners of these districts, however, the Kiev authorities are ignoring this provision, arguing about the fact that you are unwilling to have a dialogue with the authorized rebellious territories. Read
the results of the last meeting of the contact group 6 may present turned out to form four working sub-groups on specific aspects of de-escalation of the conflict. It is envisaged that they will start operating already in the middle of may.
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