International security/ Ukrainian crisis
Ukrainian troops launched a massive assault on militia-held areas in
eastern Ukraine after an order from Kiev on Sunday morning. The assault came
despite Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko receiving a proposal on Thursday
night from Putin, suggesting that both sides of the conflict withdraw their
heavy artillery in accordance with the Minsk agreements.
On Tuesday Peskov expressed hope that the Minsk group will continue its
efforts and discussions will bear fruit in order for talks in the so-called
“Normandy format” to take place as planned in Astana, Kazakhstan.
The Normandy Four platform – Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany – was
created in June 2014 when the leaders discussed the Ukrainian crisis on the
sidelines of the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy,
France.
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