Petro Poroshenko and Angela Merkel held telephone talks on the situation in the east of Ukraine
“Petro Poroshenko informed Angela Merkel about the escalation of the situation in the Donbass due to the ceasefire of fire and their failure to completely remove heavy equipment. The President of Ukraine also noted the need for the immediate release of all the hostages, "- reports the website of the Ukrainian President RIA "News".
In addition, politicians discussed the possibility of creating conditions for sending humanitarian aid to the population of Donbass, in particular, with the support of the ICRC.
“The President of Ukraine and the Federal Chancellor of Germany agreed that it was necessary to create all the conditions for humanitarian aid for victims living in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, in particular, with the assistance of the International Committee of the Red Cross,” the Ukrainian leader’s website noted.
Poroshenko and Merkel agreed to continue the dialogue to complete the negotiations of the foreign ministers of the "Norman Quartet", which will be held in Berlin on Tuesday.
“The interlocutors expressed hope for the effectiveness of holding a meeting of foreign ministers of the“ Norman Quartet ”countries in Berlin and agreed to continue the dialogue on its results,” Poroshenko said.
During the talks, the foreign ministers of the “Norman Four” - the Russian Federation, France, Germany and Ukraine - plan to discuss the implementation of the agreements reached in Minsk.
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