The national flag on the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in Kiev. Archival photoKYIV, Feb. 1 During their visit to Ukraine on February 7-8, the Foreign Ministers of Germany and France intend to visit the Donbass, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said at a briefing on Tuesday. Earlier, French Foreign Minister Jean- Yves Le Drian announced that he would travel to Ukraine with his German colleague Annalena Burbock on February 7 and 8. Ukraine»February 7-8, the foreign ministers of Germany and France will also arrive in Ukraine on a joint visit, who will travel to the Donbass,» Nikolaenko said. Also, according to him, the foreign ministers of Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In April 2014, the Ukrainian authorities launched a military operation against the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR, which declared independence after the coup in Kiev in February 2014. According to the latest UN data, about 13 thousand people became victims of the conflict. The issue of resolving the situation in Donbass is being discussed, including during meetings of the contact group. However, even after the ceasefire agreements, skirmishes continue, in the DPR they announced shelling of residential areas by Ukrainian heavy artillery. Moscow has repeatedly stated that Kiev is not complying with the Minsk agreements and is dragging out negotiations to resolve the conflict.
