A meeting of leaders "channel four" began at the Elysee Palace in Paris, reports journalist Last news . at the right hand of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin at the round table sitting French leader Emmanuel macron, on the left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and opposite the head of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. New "four" (for 3 years since the last summit had to change fifty percent of the members, fresh members - him and his Ukrainian counterpart Zelensky) will discuss the prospects of settlement in the East of Ukraine. The leadership of the Russian Federation has told that Moscow is not expecting much, but nourishes the hope of a specific conversation. Leaders have the ability to adopt a final document, but It is unlikely to be binding. before Zelensky has told that intends to raise the issue of exchange held by the formula "all for all" and the circumstances with the restoration of the observation of Kiev on the border with Russia. He also expressed a desire to discuss the actual terms of the exchange of prisoners and the rules for holding elections in the Donbass. In addition, the Ukrainian leader has hopes to come to a common opinion about a full stop fire in the Donbass. first Ukrainian media said citing sources that Zelensky will be asked to do beyond the control of the government of the territories of the "municipal guards" of the authorized Kyiv, the OSCE, the LC and the DNI. In the breakaway republics, the idea was considered unrealistic. Shortly before the summit the Ukrainian government has proposed to upgrade the Minsk agreement. However, the press-Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov has noticed that Moscow wants " to provide again a General understanding of the inevitability of fulfilling the Minsk agreements, to prevent attempts at their erosion ". the dialogue between the leaders of the Quartet became possible after the adoption of Kiev of the formula Steinmeier and withdrawal forces near the village of Lugansk and the village of Golden and Peter. The first Meeting of the leaders of Russia, France, Germany and Ukraine took place on 6 June 2014, later this format and became known as " Norman ". The most important meeting of the Quartet is the summit in Minsk in February 2015, where was established the " Minsk consensus ". <span style="color:darkgray