Sanctions against Russia on the part of France can be instantly removed in case of execution of the agreements Minsk-2. This was stated by the head of the powers Francois Hollande. Furthermore he called the possible date of the upcoming meeting of channel four.

French President Francois Hollande has called for the lifting of sanctions against Russia when will execute agreements envisaged Minsk-2. According to his statement, he will "take measures" if Kiev adopted a number of laws.

"The Minsk agreement should be executed before the end of the year. You need to fight until victory, even in local elections, law on the independence, decentralization of regions in Eastern Ukraine. If this process is completed, I will take action for the lifting of sanctions", - he said.

In addition, a subsequent meeting of foreign Ministers of the States of the channel four could be held in early September in anticipation of the UN General Assembly. "The foreign Ministers of the countries "channel four" in the coming days to hold talks. I suggest that the coming meeting was held in Paris before the UN General Assembly," said Hollande.

Earlier Poroshenko explained the interest of Kiev in the Minsk agreements. According to the statement of the President of Ukraine, the Minsk agreements are necessary not only for peace in the South-East of Ukraine, but also to enhance the combat capability of the army.

Minsk-2 is considered a set of measures to achieve peace in the South-East of Ukraine. It contains a number of provisions, including a ceasefire and the withdrawal of equipment at a specific distance from the strip of contact.
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