The West demands “to revive the Minsk process” regarding the Donbas. What this means

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The foreign Ministers of the four countries have not reached significant agreements.

To achieve significant breakthrough in the negotiations in Berlin in the Normandy format failed. The talks between the foreign Ministers of Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia continued to advance until late in the evening. Talked about the UN peacekeepers to Eastern Ukraine and the release of the hostages. Western partners demanded “to revive the Minsk process”.

This is stated in the plot of TSN.Ranok.

Ministerial meeting lasted more than four hours is significantly longer than planned. After the round table talks, the conversation continued during the dinner. However to agree on what conditions to send peacekeepers into the occupied territories of Donbass, and failed. The position of Ukraine and Russia in this matter even after long negotiations in Berlin differ dramatically.

“Our positions are in different worlds, but we do the universe, we have different understandings of the agreement. Lavrov insists it is fake, the fake protection of the SMM. Our logic is there has to be a real mission that should take control in real disarmament, and when safety is reached, then to help in the organization of free and fair elections,” – said the Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin.

The video mode of silence and observers: as the talks of the Ministers of foreign Affairs of Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia

Ministerial meeting lasted more than 4 hours is significantly longer than planned. After the round table talks, the conversation continued during the dinner. All the parties agreed about the long silence regime, the withdrawal of heavy weapons, the withdrawal of troops, demining in the region and the protection of OSCE observers. The issue of peacekeepers will continue to discuss.

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Ministers said about the Ukrainian political prisoners and prisoners of war. The release of their sons in Berlin also demanded mothers of Ukrainian soldiers captured by rebels and has been missing.

“A mother’s heart trying to knock on closed doors. We are knocking on the fourth year. Well, maybe we can reach someone who will condescend,” said the mother of a missing soldier Elena Sugak.

“And Haiko, and Jean-Yves after a meeting with relatives of the prisoners got real emotion,” – said Klimkin.

And German and French participants at the meeting demanded “to revive the Minsk process” and begin to implement its provisions initially.

“All the parties agreed about the long silence regime, the withdrawal of heavy weapons, the disengagement, demining in the region and the protection of OSCE observers,” – said the Minister of foreign Affairs of Germany Haiko Maas.

The issue of peacekeepers will continue to discuss the diplomats of the four countries and they will be looking for a compromise. This will depend on, will there be soon a meeting in the Normandy format at the highest level – heads of States and governments.

Natalia Fiebrig

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