In the German annual Munich Security Conference takes. World leaders and intellectuals talking while weighing the fate of a new peace plan for Ukraine. On Friday in Moscow, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande presented a plan to the Russian president Vladimir Putin.
The effects of more than 5-hour talks are not yet known, but unofficial reports say that the new plan would extend agreement bedroom apartment in Minsk, concluded in September last year.
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Signed on September 19 last year in Minsk memorandum provides for, inter alia, ceasefire, withdrawal from the territory of Ukraine of illegal armed formations and military equipment, the establishment of a demilitarized buffer zone, which is to be withdrawn heavy weapons, the release of all prisoners and illegal detention and monitoring the Ukrainian-Russian border by the OSCE.
Merkel spoke
German Chancellor reserved in Munich, it is uncertain whether the talks with Russia will be successful. – It was, however, to take such a test. We owe it to the people of Ukraine – stressed the head of the German government.
Angela Merkel criticized Russia’s violation of international law and a violation of the fundamental principles of international order. As pointed out, the West does not want a new division of Europe, or confrontation with Russia. – We want to build security in Europe and Russia, and not against it – she noted.
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Merkel suggested that it is possible to establish contacts between the EU and Russia-led Eurasian bloc, however, subject to the completion of the conflict in Ukraine. Answering questions at the conference in Munich, Merkel admitted that there is no guarantee that Russia will keep this time adopted arrangements. – I am very cautious, yet had a bad experience – she said.
Weapons for Ukraine?
Asked about Berlin’s position on arms deliveries to Ukraine, Merkel said she was “deeply convinced” that the conflict can not be solved by military means. As emphasized, Berlin focuses on diplomacy. Repeated several times that questions whether the weapon will help Ukraine to achieve its objectives and that will lead to the defeat of the Russian army.
Angela Merkel had referred to his past in the GDR, recalling the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. No one then thought about the military intervention and it was a realistic approach – she noted, appealing to, and now guided by realism.
Important words Poroshenko
Asked by Reuters on held in Munich Security Conference, whether the initiative presented on Friday by Merkel and Hollande Russian president Vladimir Putin could act, the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko responded that “yes”. He expressed the hope that the proposal put forward by Berlin and Paris will help “to ensure greater security in Europe”, but did not disclose what it would involve.
President Francois Hollande said that the Franco-German peace initiative is “one of the last chances” to end the conflict in Ukraine. – If we fail to find not only a compromise, but a lasting peace agreement, we know very well what scenario will occur. He has a name, it’s called war “- said the French president reporters in the town of Tulle in central France.
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