During his bi-annual news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Monday, French President Francois Hollande expressed hope that recent progress in the implementation of the ceasefire in Ukraine will result in the lifting of sanctions against Russia.
Hollande proposed a meeting in the so-called Normandy format, comprising himself, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.
The talks on Ukraine will be likely held ahead of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, which will begin at the end of September, the BBC informs.
Both Hollande and his Ukrainian counterpart marked the recent progress in the …read more
Source: Novinite
