German foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that, despite some progress in the process of finding a solution to the conflict in Ukraine, sustainable cease-fire until this moment, no.

"We, of course, now as long as we are not where I would like to be. Since the adoption of the package of measures on 12 February was a kind of development that has led to the fact that in the last days, We can observe some reduction in violence in the East of Ukraine), fewer cases of violation of the ceasefire. But We are until we are not in phase and in truth sustainable ceasefire, this requires further steps. In particular, the continuation of the withdrawal of heavy weapons, " said the Minister correspondents on the last working day of the week before the informal EU Council on foreign relations.

Also, the Minister said, it is necessary to continue the exchange of prisoners.


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, took place against a background of a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, instigated by the Ukrainian law enforcers who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. According to the results of the meeting of the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a package of measures involving, for Example, a cease-fire in the Donbass With fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of a security zone.

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