Meeting of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz in KievKYIV, February 14 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the resumption of the work of the Normandy format important, called it a «difficult process» that is worth it. , but every effort is worth it,» Scholz said at a press conference after talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.Will Russia Save UkraineKiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that statements The West about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it is both ridiculous and dangerous. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. In Berlin, on February 10, negotiations were held between the political advisers of the Normandy Four (Russia, Ukraine, France, Germany) on the Ukrainian settlement. As the head of the Russian delegation, deputy head of the presidential administration of Russia Dmitry Kozak, told reporters following the meeting, which lasted almost nine hours, Ukraine torpedoed proposals to start negotiations with Donbass, which corresponds to the content of the Minsk package of measures, the final documents were not signed. Further meetings at the ministerial or summit level within the framework of the format were not discussed. A representative of the German Cabinet of Ministers said on February 11 that the next meeting of political advisers of the Normandy format is scheduled for March.
