German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that in the process of negotiations "channel four" in Minsk, the Russian President centuries Putin has put pressure on the commissioners of the Ukrainian militia, convincing them to agree on rules to stop the fire. Speaking with the statement following the meeting, she thanked the participants of the negotiations - the President of the French Republic Francois Hollande and President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, who, in her expression, "did everything to stop the bloodshed in his country, RIA" Novosti." At the end, and the Russian President Putin has put pressure on separatists (in the West as a militia - approx. OPINION), so they agreed to declare a ceasefire from midnight Sunday, " said Merkel. For his part, the head of the French Republic Francois Hollande expressed his gratitude to Putin for their influence on the leaders of the Donetsk and Lugansk national republics." I am grateful to President Putin for what He had pressure on them in the right scale, " said Hollande. He also said the efforts of the Ukrainian colleagues Petro Poroshenko for the " desire to settle the collapse of Ukraine. The French leader said that on Thursday in the 2nd part of the day He, together with Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives in Brussels to attend the EU summit, the Central theme of which will be the situation in Ukraine." We will do everything in their power to EU endorsed achieved in Minsk consensus, " said Hollande." It is a great relief for Europe ", - noted the head of France, summarizing the results of negotiations. Along with this, He carefully noted that even supposed to work on the implementation of the agreements. First President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin said that in the negotiations was signed Document of the contact group on measures aimed at the implementation of the Minsk agreements. The document envisages a ceasefire in the Donbass 00. 00 local time fifteen February, the withdrawal of all heavy weapons on both sides of the conflict " at equal distances width of at least 50 miles between them "
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