The Normandy format did not work for a long time but has now returned to normal operation. A corresponding statement was made by Minister of Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Yves Le Drian, LCP media outlet informs. […]
12.01.2022 • Bohdan Marusyak
Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak had a telephone conversation with Foreign Policy Adviser to German Chancellor Jens Plötner and Diplomatic Adviser to the President of France Emmanuel Bonn. The negotiations […]
05.01.2022 • Bohdan Marusyak
The process of negotiations within the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk and the Normandy format has been driven into a tight corner as Russian Federation refuses to recognise itself a party to the conflict in […]
10.12.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Denys Pushylin and Leonid Pasichnyk, leaders of the occupation authorities of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions not controlled by the Ukrainian government, received membership cards of Russia’s United Russia party. According to the official website […]
04.12.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Russian Federation wants to destroy the negotiations in the Normandy format using others, but Ukraine, France, and Germany will not allow it to do so. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba made […]
18.11.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
At a meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) on Donbas, the Russian side demanded that MP Halyna Tretyakova be removed from the delegation and replaced with Viktor Medvedchuk. Serhiy Harmash, journalist, representative of the […]
28.10.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The United States is ready to join the negotiations in the Normandy format, as well as a parallel process, if the negotiators find it useful. "As for the negotiation format, you know that I and […]
11.09.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
German Chancellor Angela Merkel considers it necessary to implement the “Steinmeier formula” in the Ukrainian legislation. “It is necessary to implement the ‘Steinmeier formula’ in the Ukrainian legislation. We want to achieve elections in these […]
13.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The new format of negotiations should address not only the settlement of the situation in Donbas but also the restoration of Ukraine’s sovereignty over the temporarily occupied Crimea and the construction of Nord Stream 2 gas […]
01.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The behaviour of the Russian Federation can be compared to a “pandemic in politics.” Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba made a corresponding statement during a meeting with colleagues from the Benelux countries. […]
07.05.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Civil society representatives of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions prepared a statement warning about a dangerous scenario for Ukraine: “In the light of concentration of Russian troops along Ukraine’s borders and escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian […]
17.04.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President of France Emmanuel Macron and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin discussed a number of issues, including the escalation in Donbas, during talks via video conference. According to the […]
31.03.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Russian Federation proposes to change the form of organisation of the Normandy Four meetings, using the principle of rotation of heads. The proposal was made by Dmitry Kozak, the deputy head of the Russian […]
20.03.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
If it is not possible to organise a meeting of the leaders of the Normandy format countries (Ukraine, Germany, France, Russia) on the settlement of the situation in Donbas, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky […]
09.03.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
A meeting of political advisers to the leaders of the Normandy format countries took place in Germany. The Ukrainian delegation was led by Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak. The consultations lasted more than […]
13.01.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
A meeting of advisers to the leaders of the Normandy format countries may take place before the end of January 2021, the Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak said, noting that work within the […]
28.12.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Newly elected US president Joe Biden could take part in the talks in the "Normandy format" and strengthen them. He understands well the difference between Ukraine and the Russian Federation because, before his presidency, he […]
20.12.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
On the occasion of the anniversary of the Normandy format summit in Paris, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky assures that “we’ll make it” although the path towards peace is not easy. "The path towards peace […]
09.12.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Germany and France representatives Jan Hecker and Emmanuel Bonn supported Ukraine's position on the development of a single document for the efficient Tripartite Contact Group’s work regarding Donbas. Ukraine's presidential office's press service reported this following the working […]
14.11.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of France Emmanuel Macron held a telephone conversation, during which the latter agreed that the talks between the Normandy format leaders should be held as soon as possible. […]
06.11.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak