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Photo: leaders of the Normandy Four (kremlin.ru)
Today, September 11, a meeting of the advisers to the Normandy Four leaders was held. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hopes that he will bring concrete solutions and results, which are known at the moment, in the RBC-Ukraine material.
The date of the summit of the leaders of the “Normandy Four” has not been determined.
According to Yermak, during today’s meeting of political advisers it was not possible to agree on the date of the meeting of the leaders of the “Normandy Four”.
“I am sure that this summit will take place, although, unfortunately, today I cannot name a specific date. I hope that it will take place before the end of this year,” he stressed.
Yermak confirmed the continuation of the ceasefire in Donbass
Yermak confirmed that the political advisers of the Normandy Four agreed to extend the ceasefire in Donbas. According to him, all the advisers agreed on the measures proposed by the Ukrainian side to maintain the truce.
Russia Says Parliament Will Review Election Decision
Kozak said that during the negotiations of the Normandy Four advisers, the Ukrainian side agreed to submit to the Verkhovna Rada the question of correcting the resolution adopted on July 15 on the calling of local elections.
“We agreed that in the near future the Rada will consider a draft resolution that corrects the resolution that was adopted on July 15,” he said during a conversation with journalists in Berlin.
The topic of the Normandy summit meeting was not discussed
The deputy head of Russia’s presidential administration, Dmitry Kozak, after the meeting of the Normandy Four advisers, said that the issue of the Normandy leaders’ meeting had not been discussed.
The advisers agreed to continue the truce in Donbass
A RBC-Ukraine source familiar with the negotiations said advisers to the Normandy Four leaders in Berlin had agreed to extend the ceasefire in Donbas, despite recent provocations by pro-Russian militants.
“There will be no radical changes,” said the source.
The meeting of the political advisers of the Normandy Four takes more than 7 hours.
Zelensky hopes to see the leaders of the Normandy format soon
“You should know that there, in Donbass, there are people who really want peace and who value the efforts to achieve it. Today a meeting of advisers to the leaders of the Four Normandy countries is being held in Berlin. I hope that the meeting of the leaders of the Four Normandy countries take place soon, “” Zelensky said.
Zelensky named the topics of the meeting of the four Normandy advisers
The head of the President’s Office Andrei Yermak said Normandy Four’s advisers plan to discuss it today. In particular, the ceasefire in Donbas, the summit of the leaders of the “Four of Normandy”, new points of separation of forces, demining, exchange of prisoners.
“But everyone understands that the leaders’ meeting should take place after most of what was agreed in Paris in December 2019 is implemented,” he said.
Putin expressed expectations of Normandy advisers meeting
Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Russian president, hopes that this meeting will yield tangible results. According to him, “any face-to-face dialogue from the attendees about the settlement of southeastern Ukraine is of course important.”
“And the effectiveness of such conversations is even more important, because we know that, unfortunately, they often take on the character of such empty communication in terms of content and effectiveness,” he said.
Kozak came to the Norman meeting
At 2:40 p.m., the Russian Embassy in Germany announced the arrival of the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Dmitry Kozak. Represents the Russian side at the meeting of Norman councilors.
The Ukrainian delegation arrived in Berlin
At 1:30 p.m., a Ukrainian delegation arrived in Berlin, led by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories, Aleksey Reznikov. Also in the delegation is the head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak.
Ukraine will do everything possible to resolve the situation in Donbass
Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said Ukraine seeks to hold a meeting of the leaders of the Normandy Four, but it all depends on the political will of Russia.
“We hope that the Russian Federation will show the political will to hold it (the Normandy meeting, – ed.) And take the necessary measures so that our leaders achieve concrete results,” he stressed.
Normandy Four Foreign Ministers will meet in September
After the meeting of the advisers, a meeting in Normandy of the heads of the Foreign Ministries is scheduled. Likewise, the holding of this meeting depends on the agreements of the advisers. The corresponding statement was made by the Minister of Ukraine, Dmitry Kuleba.
Zelensky announced the possibility of ending the war in Donbass after the summit
The Ukrainian president expressed his hope that the Normandy meeting will have a positive effect on the situation in Donbass. Speaking about the implementation of the decisions of the previous Normandy format leaders meeting in Paris on December 9, 2019, the president noted that everything is progressing, but not as fast as he expected.
The Normandy Four advisers meeting has already been canceled
The advisers meeting was supposed to take place on August 28, but was canceled. The official reason was then called the advisor’s trip to the President of France.
Although the Russian media released information that the meeting was postponed allegedly due to disagreements. The Russian “Interfax” argued that the parties did not reach an agreement on the draft of the final statements.
Note that the Normandy summit includes representatives from Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France. The previous leaders meeting took place in December 2019.
We will remember, in the RBC-Ukraine material it says, with which Ukraine and Russia go to the Berlin negotiations on the Donbass.
The publication also wrote that Russia is trying to regain the initiative in the Donbass negotiations.
