Section: Belarus
Belkovsky: If Minsk makes concessions to Russia, Putin will take further steps
Russia has intensified its military presence in the Donbass region to demand to meet its requirements during the Norman format summit in Minsk. …read more Source:...
Lavrov to travel to Minsk for Ukraine talks
“The Russian minister will go to the Belarusian capital for talks,” the source told the TASS news agency. …read more Source:...
Over 500 journalists accredited to cover Normandy format meeting in Minsk
Over 500 journalists have been accredited to cover the meeting of the “Normandy quartet” (Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France) in Minsk. …read more Source:...
Expert: Minsk “Normandy format” talks will affect the economy in post-Soviet space
It is obvious that the regulation of the situation in Donbass is a chance for Ukraine to get its economy back to normal. For Russia the success at the four-way talks in Minsk can become a prologue for a gradual removal of the West’s sanctions, analyst with Forex Club Group Valery Polkhovsky says. …read more Source:...
Putin to attend Minsk talks on Ukraine
“Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Minsk on 11 February to partake in the “Normandy quartet” talks,” the press service of the Kremlin said. …read more Source:...
Francois Fillon: New agreements by “Normandy quartet” in Minsk are feasible
“The three major conditions for concluding new Minsk agreements are absolutely attainable. These are the ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons, and the consent of official Kiev to give the autonomy to Russian-speaking regions,” he said. …read more Source:...
Berlin hopes for consensus between participants of Minsk talks on Ukraine
“We hope that Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany will reach a consensus on the political regulation of the situation in eastern Ukraine,” the diplomat said. …read more Source:...
David Lidington: We would not stand by
The UK will continue to supply non-lethal equipment to Ukraine. …read more Source:...
French representative: Minsk talks should arrive at a compromise
France and Germany should do their best to persuade the Ukrainian authorities to agree on a compromise at Minsk talks, said former Defense Minister of France Gerard Longuet. …read more Source:...
German FM warns against attempts to sabotage Normandy format meeting
Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned against the attempts to sabotage the meeting of the “Normandy quartet” in Minsk taking into account that the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine does not calm down. …read more Source:...
