President of Ukraine Volodymyr ZelenskyKYIV, Feb 13 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a conversation with the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, during which he discussed the latest negotiations of advisers to the leaders of the Normandy Four in Berlin and the application of sanctions. «Exchanged views with @charlesmichel (Charles Michel — ed.) on the meeting of advisers to the leaders of the Normandy Four in Berlin, future diplomatic efforts and sanctions. The biggest enemy for us today is panic. An important signal of support from the EU is that the embassies of European countries continue to work in Ukraine,» Zelensky wrote on his Instagram. View this post on Instagram
Talks of political advisers took place in Berlin on Thursday» Normandy Four» (Russia, Ukraine, France, Germany) on the Ukrainian settlement. As the head of the Russian delegation, deputy head of the Russian presidential administration Dmitry Kozak, told reporters after the meeting, which lasted almost nine hours, Ukraine torpedoed proposals to start negotiations with the Donbass, as envisaged by the Minsk agreements. The final documents were not signed, further meetings at the ministerial or top level within the framework of the format were not discussed. A representative of the German Cabinet of Ministers said on Friday that the next meeting of political advisers of the Normandy format is scheduled for March.