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The Russian foreign minister noted that "we are prepared for any contacts, we do not shirk any contacts. It is essential to understand the goals that we seek"

"Unfortunately we see our Western partners and in particular France and Germany to follow more and more this devastating path which can lead us to some very dangerous developments," the diplomat added

According to the expert, the main reason for that is that Russia does not see Ukraine as a trustworthy and capable partner

Maria Zakharova stressed that the Normandy Quartet partners continued to refrain from making high-principled assessments of Kiev’s behavior and preferred to put the blame for the lack of progress in negotiations on Russia

Russia is urging France and Germany to end political speculations over the conflict in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on Thursday.

Germany and France should give thought to urging Kiev to comply with its obligations, Maria Zakharova noted

Mr Lavrov, colleagues, I would like to welcome everyone here to the expanded meeting of the Foreign Ministry Board. Today, our agenda (...) [Voltaire Network]

Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov recalled that back in February 2015 the four leaders "personally took part in the work" on these agreements in Minsk

Without a clear understanding of the likely results of such a meeting considering its dates will make no sense, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis is in Ukraine this week. Former ambassador Toni Frisch has some thoughts on what should be on his agenda.