The leaders of Russia, France, Germany and Ukraine in the process of quadripartite conference call to discuss the situation in Ukraine, is reported in a statement on Wednesday, the statement of the Elysee Palace. According to the message, the head of the French Republic Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the first steps " towards de-escalation of the situation in the East of Ukraine, for example, " approved by the decision of the Council of Federation to revoke the authorization for the use of the armed forces of Ukraine ". The leaders of France and Germany called on the President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin and President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko together and with the assistance of the OSCE to develop and implement an effective mechanism to verify the ceasefire and control over the Russian-Ukrainian border.

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