Crisis in Ukraine

No progress was registered today after a teleconference held by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, the Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, and the Russian, Vladimir Putin. The next step, the four leaders agreed, will be a meeting in the capital of Belarus, Minsk. Day summit is scheduled for Wednesday, February 11.
The information was communicated by the German government spokesman Steffen Seibert. He added that work on the "package of measures" will continue tomorrow in Berlin for it to be ready for direct negotiations Wednesday in Minsk.

Current information shows that representatives of the OSCE, Ukraine, Russia and the separatists would have to meet separately before the summit in Belarus.

In Minsk are expected, then, for a possible final negotiation, leaders of the four countries - Germany, France, Ukraine, Russia - which will be discussed in such a format called "Normandy". This quadrant-partite group was established last year to commemorate the landing in Normandy.

In context, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, estimates that a "quick fix to the crisis in Ukraine is unrealistic. After the last negotiations this weekend we are still far from a solution. "Stake, The head of diplomacy in Berlin is now "limit and easing the conflict to allow a political solution later."




Both the Russian President and confirmed the Ukrainian organization summit in Minsk on Wednesday, reports AFP. According to Russian media, however, Vladimir Putin emphasized the need, before meeting in a "Normandy", "some issues finding the consent of all parties", reports Sputnik.