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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky considers holding meetings of political advisers to the leaders of the Normandy Format countries an important step towards organizing a summit of the leaders of Ukraine, France, Germany and Russia.
Chief of the Ukrainian President’s Office Andriy Yermak, along with other Ukrainian officials retains the position that negotiations on settlement in eastern Ukraine should be held with the Russian side, not the Russia-controlled formations operating in the temporarily occupied territories. — Ukrinform.
Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron did not shake hands as they met
The expert noted that this visit is being preceded by a number of Macron’s conversations with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, with three such conversations held over the past week alone
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba expressed hope that the negotiations of the advisers of the leaders of the Normandy Four next week will take place in the format of a personal meeting, however, he added that if Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak does not recover from COVID-19 until then, decisions will be made depending on the situation.