German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a joint press conference in KievKYIV, Feb 14 . President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky promised to present a package of bills on Donbass, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said after a meeting with the Ukrainian leader. constitutional reform, on suffrage will be presented for their discussion in the Minsk format", — said Scholz at a press conference.
He stressed that the resumption of the «Normandy format» is an important issue that is worth dealing with. Speaking about Kiev's plans to join NATO, Scholz noted that now this problem is not on the agenda in practical terms.
The expert noted an unobvious detail in the Zelensky and Scholz handshake «Therefore, it is rather unusual to see that the Russian government is doing something that is not on the agenda in practice, part of a large political issue. This is a challenge that we face, that something that is not on the agenda Now speeches are being made the topic of negotiations,” added the head of the German government. , including the adoption in Ukraine of a law on the special status of certain regions of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and the holding of early local elections in the Donbass. To date, Kiev has not complied with any point of the Minsk agreements. The Ukrainian authorities are trying to grossly distort the essence of the agreements and the sequence of their implementation. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have concentrated up to half of the personnel near the line of contact in the Donbass, the West continues to supply Ukraine with weapons and sends military instructors. According to Moscow, such a situation could provoke Kiev into military adventures.