The situation in the South-East of Ukraine became calmer, but the cease-fire in Ukraine has not been followed in full force, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a mutual press conference with Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
"The situation became calmer, but the ceasefire has not yet complied in full force," she said, reports the news Agency.
review Merkel, the withdrawal of heavy weapons in the East of Ukraine is carried out insufficiently transparent." transparency in the withdrawal of heavy weapons in the East of Ukraine is observed not enough, " she said. Merkel added that the Minsk agreement, according to which heavy weapons must be removed from the contact line, is an important step in the restoration of peace." The Minsk agreement is the only road map, which is on today for a peaceful settlement in the Ukraine, " he said, with his own hand, the Prime Minister of Ukraine. First on Wednesday, the Deputy commander of the corps of the Ministry of defense of the people's Republic of Donetsk Eduard President Francois Hollande said that the Ukrainian Military continues to violate the Minsk consensus, secretly pulling heavy weapons to the frontline. Remember, the opposing parties in the Donbas in 0. 00 (1. 00 GMT) Sunday, February fifteen, said the truce, under agreements concluded in Minsk after almost 16 hours of negotiations. The document provides for the withdrawal of all foreign armed forces, military equipment and mercenaries from the territory of Ukraine under the supervision of the OSCE

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