Plenipotentiary representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic Denis Putilin said that the holding of additional video conferencing to face-to-face meeting of the contact group on settling the situation in Ukraine in Minsk on 8 September.

"Eighth day of September in Minsk scheduled meeting of the contact group and 4 subgroups. Maybe there will be additional video conference of the contact group before that time ", - said Pushilin.

The Ukrainian authorities in April last year began military action against the self-proclaimed LNR and DND. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6, 8 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbass is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk contact group, which since September of last year already took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate conflict

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