State flags of Russia and Ukraine. Archival photo MOSCOW, May 19. The Normandy format, as well as the contact group on Ukraine, no longer exist, a source in Moscow told RIA Novosti commenting on the call of the Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk to resume the Normandy format.»Normandy format, like the contact group, no longer exist. They were engaged in the settlement of the intra-Ukrainian conflict in the east of the country, which was disrupted by Kyiv,» he said. «Today, Germany and France are involved in the supply of weapons to the Kyiv regime, which in itself does not contribute to a truce.» Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk on Thursday called for the resumption of the Normandy Format to conclude a truce.
Horlivka announced the impossibility of resuming the «Normandy format»The so-called «Normandy format» of negotiations on Ukraine with exists since June 2014. Then, during the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Allied landing 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. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. .jpg» />Candidate for candidates: why the EU disowns Ukraine
