According to reports from Minsk, the Belarusian capital, the Ukrainian delegation will give special autonomy to the east in a three-party talk with Russia and the European Security Cooperation Organization (OSCE) over the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. Signed an agreement document that established the procedure. The signature was strongly demanded from Ukraine by the Russian government, which occupies the eastern part and is behind the pro-Russian forces that oppose the Ukrainian government.
As Ukraine responded to the request, the possibility of the summit meeting between the two countries discussing the implementation of the ceasefire agreement with Germany and France would soon be resumed for the first time in three years. After the discussion, Ukrainian President Zerensky explained the agreement to the reporters in Kiev. “This is not a surrender,” he said.
The ceasefire agreement signed by the four leaders in 2015 stated that they would withdraw the foreign power and return the Russian border control right to the Ukrainian government, while giving the eastern part a special autonomy. . However, pro-Russian groups unilaterally conducted their own elections and continued border control. Ukraine has virtually stopped the process of granting autonomy. (Moscow = Takashi Kita)