Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and French President François Hollande have agreed to meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit in China, the Kremlin said.
The leaders discussed the prospects of the Minsk process, based on
the synchronization of the political steps and security measures, the
Kremlin press service reported on Tuesday.
The sides discussed "issues of Ukraine’s internal crisis, including
prospects for the continuation of the Minsk process, based on the
synchronization of the political steps and measures in the sphere of
security," the Kremlin said.
The Russian president, German chancellor and French president
emphasized "the importance of the provision of a permanent legislative
framework for the special status of Donbass, the constitutional reform
and amnesty, the organization of local elections." All these questions
"should be coordinated in the Contact Group (on the Ukrainian crisis
resolution) where Kiev has the possibility to conduct a direct dialogue
with Donetsk and Lugansk".
According to the statement, in a telephone conversation, Putin drew
attention to the recent alleged attempt by Kiev to carry out a
subversive act in Crimea, marking the damage from such actions for the
settlement process.
"Vladimir Putin drew attention of his partners to a rude provocation
by the Ukrainian side, which sent to the territory of the Russian
Federation early in August a team of saboteurs for committing terrorist
attacks. Kiev’s tend to such kind of military actions damages the Minsk
process and cooperation within the Normandy format," TASS cited the
statement as saying.
Source: Vestnik Kavkaza