A trilateral meeting of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron was held in Brussels. According to the president's office, the leaders agreed to make every effort to achieve real progress in stabilizing the situation in Donbas.
As reported in the OP, the Ukrainian head of state thanked the FRG and France for the strong support of Ukraine against the background of the military threat from Russia, as well as for the consistent efforts of these countries in the framework of the negotiations in the Normandy format.
Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that Ukraine does not yield to any provocations on the border, does not have any aggressive intentions against other parties and remains committed to diplomatic means of resolving the situation.
"I expect that Russian troops and weapons will be withdrawn from Ukraine's borders as soon as possible. For now, despite continued diplomatic efforts, they remain near our borders," the head of state said.
The parties agreed on the need to continue active work in the Normandy format and ensure the implementation of the decisions taken by the four parties at the summit in Paris on December 9, 2019. Vladimir Zelensky stressed that this concerns first of all such urgent measures to stabilize the situation in the conflict zone, such as ensuring compliance with the ceasefire, the mutual release of detainees and the opening of two new checkpoints.
Volodymyr Zelensky, Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron agreed to make every effort to achieve real progress in stabilizing the situation in Donbas and called on the Russian side to resume constructive work for this in the Normandy format.
