German business expects that the meeting "channel four" in Paris will serve as the lifting of sanctions, said the head of the Eastern Department of the German economy Eckhard Cordes. "Economic penalties means the voltage for the whole of Europe, not least for the Ukrainian economy, which will not be able to get out of the deep drop without a functioning economic relations with Russia," √ believes Cordes. In his vision, the gradual removal of sanctions from Russia would support that appears "positive dynamics" in the Ukrainian settlement and greatly facilitate the implementation of the " Minsk ", RIA " Novosti ". however, on the last working day of the week started dialogues leaders "channel four" (Russia, France, Germany and Ukraine) on the situation in Ukraine. Before the media announced the start of the meeting of the presidents of Russia and France Vladimir Putin and Francois Hollande. The Ukrainian side was informed that as if he had received a request from Russia for a meeting with Petro Poroshenko. Later the President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that no such meeting in Putin's schedule no. The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on Thursday held telephone conversations with French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, during which the parties agreed before the meeting in " Norman format ". On the agenda of leaders "channel four" √ the issue of holding elections in the Donbass, the withdrawal of troops from the contact line, securing access of OSCE observers and more. The previous meeting of the "Normandy four" summit was held in Minsk on February 12, √ more precisely, it started yesterday, eleven of the number, however, ended only on a subsequent day. In total, the presidents discussed the Ukrainian issue 16 hours. The result of sleepless nights have become the consensus, known as the " Minsk-2 ". According to the agreement, immediate and comprehensive ceasefire has to begin from midnight fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons at a safe distance must begin no Later than the 2nd day after the ceasefire and end within 14 days. Before the end of the year in Ukraine should be carried out constitutional reform. Only the Minsk document has absorbed 12 points.