Ukrainian servicemen during an exercise with the firing of NLAW anti-tank missile systems in the Donetsk regionUN, Feb 17 strong> Ukraine is ready to resume negotiations of the Normandy Four (Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine) at the level of leaders, Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN Serhiy Kyslitsa said on Thursday. «We are ready to resume negotiations of the Normandy Four in all formats, including We regret that Russia continues to express its unwillingness to host a Normandy Four summit, Kyslytsya said at a meeting of the UN Security Council. anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, the leaders of Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France discussed the settlement of the conflict in Donbass for the first time.The previous summit was held in Paris on December 9, 2019. The parties at different levels are discussing the prospects for cooperation in this format. 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, and the DPR reported shelling of residential areas by Ukrainian heavy artillery.
