Obama tried to convince for a diplomatic solution fall in Ukraine
The head of the United States Barack Obama said that the United States continues to agitate for a diplomatic solution Ukrainian fall. "We do not stop to call for a diplomatic solution to this problem," he said during a press conference after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, reports a news Agency. Obama and Merkel agreed to uphold existing punishments against Russia. They are able to be tightened, if Russia will continue the current course, RIA " Novosti." Political and economic isolation of Russia will grow, if Russia does not change its own current course, " said Obama. In addition, the U.S. leader has warned about the increased pressure on Moscow, if the dialogues on the settlement of the fall in Ukraine will fail. Before the first day of the week in Berlin began the meeting of the Deputy foreign Ministers "channel four" - Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany. On the last working day of the week In the leadership of the Russian Federation passed the dialogues of the President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin with President of the French Republic Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the format of " eye to eye ", without the participation of the delegation members and any specialists. As said the head of the international Department of the state Duma, Alexei Pushkov, Merkel and Hollande decided to "intervene" for fear that North America will supply to Ukraine weapon. The head of the French Republic Francois Hollande said that the plan of Germany and France on the resolution of the conflict situation in the South-East of Ukraine assumes increased demilitarized zone from 50 to 70 kilometers. January 29, Ministers of foreign Affairs of the member countries of the European Union decided to extend until September of individual sanctions against the country, as well as militias in the Donbass. In September, the EU and the United States on the background of the progress of the Minsk agreements between Kiev and militias Donbass about stopping the fire entered against Russia penalties against financial, oil and defense industries.