Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow is ready for negotiations in the “Normandy format”, but for their continuation it is necessary to prepare a joint document in advance.
“Russia is ready for the ministerial meeting and the summit. Talked about it [президент России Владимир] Putin [канцлеру Германии Ангеле] Merkel and[FrenchPresidentEmmanuel[MacronYoujustneedtoprepareadocumentinadvancethatreflectscommonunderstandingsOurcolleaguesstillhaveaproblemwiththis”Peskovquotes”[президентуФранцииЭммануэлю[МакронуНужнопростозаранееподготовитьдокументотражающийсовместныепониманияСэтимунашихколлегпокапроблема»—цитируетПескова«RIA News»On Monday, November 8th.
Earlier that day, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the meeting of the heads of foreign ministries of the Normandy Four would not take place on November 11. He stressed that the date of the meeting has not been determined, although French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had previously proposed to hold such a meeting on November 11.
In addition, according to Lavrov, on October 29, the Russian side sent the partners in the Normandy format a final draft of a possible meeting of ministers. The next day, on the sidelines of the G20 summit, the French Foreign Minister told the Russian Foreign Minister that he had not had time to get acquainted with the document.
On October 14, Lavrov spoke about the prospects for the “Normandy format”. According to the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, they depend on Kiev’s implementation of the Minsk agreements. The minister also expressed surprise at the fact that the West is vigorously promoting the resumption of the “Normandy format”, not ensuring the implementation of previous decisions.
Since 2014, the Kiev authorities have been conducting a military operation against the residents of Donbass, who refused to recognize the results of the coup d’etat and the new government in Ukraine. At the same time, Kiev blames Moscow for the current situation. Russia has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to the internal Ukrainian conflict. The issues of its settlement are being discussed in the Minsk and Normandy formats.
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