Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that the level of violence in the East of Ukraine is strongly decreased After reached in Minsk agreements stop the fire.

The next meeting of the contact group on the resolution of the conflict situation in the East of Ukraine, February 12, ended with the adoption of a package of measures on execution of the Minsk agreements, involving, for example, a cease-fire in the Donbass with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of a security zone. Soon After informing truce in the Donbass resumed shooting, parties blame each other in violation of the " silence mode ". Along with this, the OSCE observers and experts emphasize that in General the situation in the area is stabilized.

"After the ordeal in the beginning we see a significant decrease in violence. Today there is not hundreds of cease-fire violations, no question marks that accompanied its implementation ", - quotes Agency, the Minister, who is on a visit to Bucharest.


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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