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Leonid Kravchuk / Photo from UNIAN Head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) on Donbas Leonid Kravchuk has suggested that the OSCE representatives develop a single document of proposals for Donbas settlement for its further adoption by the Normandy Four (Ukraine, Germany, France, and Russia) leaders. A regular meeting of the TCG at the level of the heads of delegations was held via videoconference on January 21, the Ukrainian delegation wrote on Facebook. "A real d...

Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 09:12 Zelensky, Linde discuss security situation in Donbas photos Ukrinform Ending the war in Donbas must remain a priority for the OSCE, and it is important to raise the issue of restoration of Ukraine’s sovereignty over the temporarily occupied Crimea. President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed these issues during a meeting with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedens Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde on January 19, the Presidents Office informs. In particular, Zelens...

Conflict in Donbas to not become frozen – OSCE chairperson 3 min read The conflict in Donbas is not and cannot turn into a frozen one, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde has said. "I am categorically opposed to calling the conflict in Donbas or Crimea frozen [...] As this will mean that you have surrendered and do not consider it possible to resolve it. And I believe that Donbas is definitely not frozen now. After all, the Trilateral Contact Group or the No...

7 min. 1828 The world is entering the new year facing a host of problems – from needing to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic to tackling new digital challenges. Against this background, it seems that Ukraine cannot count on any special support on the part of its partners in confrontation with Russia. Back when many countries began to shut their borders due to the COVID-19 p...

Photo from UNIAN Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has commented on the results of the latest meeting of advisers to the leaders of the Normandy Four countries – Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France. The comment came during a Q&A session with Twitter users the minister did Thursday, January 14. "There were no breakthroughs, but the atmosphere of the conversation was a little better than at previous meetings," Kuleba wrote. Talks of Normandy Four leaders advisers in Berlin ...

Political advisers to leaders of the "Normandy Four" countries held lengthy discussions in Berlin on Tuesday, but reached no agreement on issues concerning the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Photo from UNIAN Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has assured the Ukrainian representatives are not discussing with the Russian side the issue of resuming water supplies to occupied Crimea in exchange for ending the war in Donbas. The minister denies that during the negotiations within the Normandy format for the sake of ending the war, Ukraine might make concessions such as restoring water supplies to occupied Crimea, purchasing the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus...

U.S., UK may be attracted to Normandy format if all participants agree on / REUTERS Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said the United States and Great Britain may be attracted to the Normandy format of negotiations on Donbas if all its participants agree on. "Ive heard about this since 2014. As they say, if there is nothing to talk about, lets talk about changing the Normandy format. But I propose to treat things as they come in. Changes to the Normandy format require the consent of ...

The January 12 talks lasted over six hours

on social media Another round of talks among representatives of the Normandy Four countries has begun in Berlin, the Russian embassy to Germany told reporters on Tuesday. Talks at the level of political advisors are underway at the German Federal Chancellery. Deputy chief of the Russian Presidential Executive Office Dmitry Kozak is representing Russia at the meeting. This article is available to subscribers and registered readers