LPR soldiers on the line of contact in Luhansk regionLUHANSK, Jan 31 The easiest way to resume full-time talks on Donbass — return to Minsk, and Luhansk is ready to do this, head of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic Leonid Pasechnik told RIA Novosti. Earlier, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Turkey was ready to host a meeting of Russia and Ukraine in the «Minsk» format, Ankara ready to provide support. A source in the Turkish Foreign Ministry also said that the Turkish side plans to organize negotiations on the Minsk agreements in Istanbul with the participation of «the same players as before: Russia, Ukraine, representatives from Donbass and the OSCE.»
In the LPR, the armament of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near settlements in the Donbass was again recorded»At the site in Minsk, more than a hundred in-person meetings of the contact group were held, where the wishes and concerns of all participants in the process were taken into account. And in security matters , and guarantees of the host, and even the use of documents from the LPR and the DPR to arrive at the place of negotiations and stay there,» Pasechnik said. The head of the LPR specified that all conditions were created «so as not to be distracted from the most important thing — negotiating.» The easiest way to quickly return to face-to-face negotiations is to return to Minsk. If Minsk does not suit you, we can hold negotiations in Lugansk. We guarantee both safety for all participants and a high level of organization. Let me remind you that even in 2014 (ed.), such negotiations were already held in Donetsk without any negative consequences for all of their participants,» Pasechnik added.
Kyiv is preparing plans for armed provocations in Donbass, Lukashevich said
