Moscow-Sana
The Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed in a phone call the "worrying situation" related to the stalled process of resolving the internal Ukrainian conflict.
According to a statement issued by the Kremlin posted on its website, the three leaders noted the importance of implementing the Minsk agreements as an irreplaceable basis for a settlement, calling for continued coordination of the efforts of Russia, Germany and France within the framework of the Normandy formula "Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France."
The statement indicated that Putin gave his initial assessment of the approach of the Ukrainian authorities, "which stubbornly evade the implementation of their obligations under the Minsk Agreements and the understandings reached during previous summits of "Normandy", including the Paris summit on December 9, 2019.
The three leaders directed their political advisors and their countries' foreign ministries to activate contacts and work within the framework of the "Normandy Quartet", with the foreign ministers making preparations for a meeting with each other within this formula, according to the statement.
It is noteworthy that an agreement was signed in the Belarusian capital Minsk on September 5, 2014, providing for a cease-fire between the two parties to the conflict in eastern Ukraine, but Kiev forces continue to violate this agreement and bombard residential areas in the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, which led to the killing and wounding of hundreds of civilians and the destruction of structures. infrastructure.
