The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. V. Lavrov nourishes the hope that the "Normandy format" will be able to influence the Ukrainian side of the conflict for the execution of the Minsk agreements.

"Normandy format not a substitute. We can only send political impulses, taking into account the weight of the 4 countries, our ability and the ability to influence the processes. But these impulses must be treated by the parties on the ground. And I very much hope that We will use all our capabilities in order to influence the parties to the conflict, to return to the strict execution of the Minsk agreements ", - said Lavrov on the results of talks between the foreign Ministers of the Normandy Quartet.

according to his statement in the 1st place we should be talking about stopping the fire.

The Minister said that " there is a feeling that there are forces that would like this process (settlement in Ukraine) to undermine." I would not wish to name the addresses, But such forces do exist. Many, for various reasons, preferred military power force ", - said Lavrov.

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