Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron KYIV, Feb 8President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky reaffirmed his commitment to observe the ceasefire in Donbas, French leader Emmanuel Macron said following talks in Kiev.Ukraine expressed its commitment to observe the ceasefire in Donbas, the French leader noted.Western politicians, including US President Joe Biden, have repeatedly expressed support for the Minsk agreements. Biden, following talks with the Russian President in Geneva in June 2021, said that he had agreed to support the Minsk agreements at a meeting with Putin — «we will continue diplomacy along the line of the Minsk agreements.» Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov later said that Biden himself told the Russian president that he wanted to help with the implementation of the Minsk agreements on Donbass, including with the autonomous status of the region. In addition, according to Lavrov, US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and CIA Director William Burns, during contacts with the Russian leadership, directly confirmed the need to implement the Minsk agreements, including the special status of Donbass.
Zelensky commented on Putin's words «be patient, my beauty» , said during a visit to Kiev that there is no alternative to the Minsk agreements, and only by adhering to them, it is possible to achieve a settlement of the conflict in Donbass. At the same time, he called on the parties to fulfill the obligations assumed under the Minsk agreements. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stressed in January 2022 that the Minsk agreements include a number of obvious steps that both sides must take. He stated that Ukraine has implemented or started to implement many of them, but there are some that it has not yet undertaken. Normandy format» will be held on Thursday
