Minsk peace talks

As Ukraine peace talks fail again in Berlin, did Putin have other aims?

October 20, 2016 Oleg Yegorov, RBTH

The Donbass appeared to be low priority for the Russian leader at the talks

The Minsk Agreements: 2 years, 2 deals – but no peace in Ukraine

September 5, 2016 Oleg Yegorov, RBTH

Half-hearted diplomacy has achieved little progress in the Donbass

Opinion

The Minsk agreement and the reasons for current Russia-Ukraine tensions

August 12, 2016 Bryan MacDonald, special to RBTH

Journalist posits why Minsk II settlement will never be implemented

Political subgroup to discuss Donbas elections modality on April 28

April 24, 2016 Interfax

Political subgroup within the Trilateral Contact Group for Donbas will hold a video conference on April 28.

Two DPR militiamen injured over past day

January 3, 2016 Interfax, RBTH

Two militiamen of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic suffered injuries in shelling incidents in eastern Ukraine over the past day

Minsk agreements must be fulfilled in 2015 - Hollande

October 2, 2015 Interfax, Interfax

Francois Hollande announced on behalf of the Normandy Four that the Minsk Agreements must be fully implemented within the established deadlines

Deputy Chairman of the DNR Denis Pushilin and Representative of the LNR Vladislav Deinego are interviewed by journalists after a meeting of the Contact Group on settlement of the situation in the east of Ukraine held in Minsk, Aug. 26. Source: RIA Novosti / Vitaly Zalessky

Sept. 1 ceasefire in Donbass agreed at meeting in Minsk

August 27, 2015 Yekaterina Sinelschikova, RBTH

Latest truce not necessarily a breakthrough, say Russian observers

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande (L) and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speak to media after their meeting in the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, August 24, 2015. Source: Reuters

Kiev under pressure from EU over Minsk accords, insist Russian experts

August 26, 2015 Gevorg Mirzayan, special to RBTH

Talks in Berlin on Ukraine conflict did not involve Vladimir Putin

Local residents look through a hole in a damaged multi-story building, which according to locals was caused by recent shelling, in Avdeyevka, Donetsk Region, July 18, 2015. Source: Reuters

Press Digest: Negotiating parties return to table for further Ukraine talks

July 20, 2015 Maria Karnaukhova, special to RBTH

July 20: RBTH rounds up the day’s reporting in leading Russian media

Normandy negotiators think there should be no alternative to Minsk agreements for Ukraine - Lavrov

June 24, 2015 Interfax, Interfax

Normandy negotiators have underlined the absence of alternative to the agreements for Ukraine reached in Minsk on February 12, 2015

Putin, Merkel to discuss implementation of Minsk agreements in meeting in Moscow

May 10, 2015 Interfax, Interfax

The main issues addressed in the negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, which will take place on Sunday, will be bilateral relations, Russia-EU interaction, and the implementation of the Minsk agreements

Dampening tension: the Minsk agreement saw the removal of heavy weapons from the front line. Source: AP

After Minsk: Economics may be the best hope for peace

April 21, 2015 Dmitry Babich, special to RBTH

Damage by sanctions could be key factor in ending stalemate over conflict

The foreign ministers of the so-called Normandy Four want to see heavy weapons pulled by from the frontlines by all parties to the conflict. Source: AP

Donbass de-escalation call as fulfilling fragile Minsk Agreement remains challenging

April 20, 2015 Nikolay Surkov, RBTH

'Normandy Four' call on combatants in Eastern Ukraine to pull back heavy weapons

Ukraine to build fortifications along frontline in east

March 12, 2015 Interfax, Interfax

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced on Thursday that he had approved a detailed plan for building fortifications along the line dividing government- and militia-controlled territories in eastern Ukraine

U.S. issues new sanctions against pro-Russian separatists

March 11, 2015 Lara McCoy Roslof, RBTH

The U.S. Treasury Department has issued a statement announcing new sanctions against eight pro-Russian Ukrainian separatists and one youth organization as well as one bank currently operating in Crimea

Ukraine, militias accuse each other of ceasefire violations

March 9, 2015 RBTH

Ukrainian government forces have violated the truce in the Donbass region of southeastern Ukraine 25 times over the past 24 hours, according to sources in the Donetsk People's Republic

Ukrainian army registers drone flights over Mariupol

March 8, 2015 RBTH

Donetsk militia withdrawing mortars voluntarily - the DNR defense ministry

March 7, 2015 Interfax, Interfax

The militia of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's republic is withdrawing its mortars from the line of contact with the Ukrainian government forces

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (L) during the visit to Moscow. Source: Konstantin Zavrazhin / RG

Press Digest: Italian PM’s Moscow visit breaks Russia’s European isolation

March 6, 2015 Darya Lyubinskaya, RBTH

March 6: RBTH rounds up the day’s reporting in leading Russian media

Lavrov, Steinmeier see positive trends in Minsk agreements implementation

March 4, 2015 Interfax, Interfax

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier shared the view in a Wednesday telephone conversation that there is positive progress in the implementation of the February 12 Minsk agreements on Ukraine

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