Minsk after a grueling marathon negotiating a major decision – to cease fire in the southeast of Ukraine. Guns should be silent on February 15th at midnight zero minutes in Kyiv time. The leaders of the “Norman Quartet” – Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine – also agreed on the challenge of heavy weapons, creating a security zone, the special status of the territories of Donbass, which has no control over the Kiev government.
In Minsk after a grueling negotiation marathon made a major decision – to cease fire in the southeast of Ukraine. Guns should be silent on February 15th at midnight zero minutes in Kyiv time. The leaders of the “Norman Quartet” – Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine – also agreed on the challenge of heavy weapons, creating a security zone, the special status of the territories of Donbass, which has no control over the Kiev government.
It seems that the draft agreement that in the end “Norman Four” invited to sign the representatives of the Contact Group was ready before the meeting in Minsk. No wonder they say that experts have started to work last Friday, after the Moscow talks Putin, Merkel and Öland. And now in Minsk Vladimir Putin on one of the first meetings, at the time when nobody thought how long can last talks, holding a document. It seems like just him and then sent to the representative of the Contact Group.
“By the way, why so long gone agreement. I think this is due to the fact that, unfortunately, the Kiev authorities still refuse from direct contacts with representatives of Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republic. Even though they are not recognized, it is necessary to proceed from the realities of life, and if they all want to agree on a long-term basis to build a relationship, then you need to go for direct contacts – said Vladimir Putin. – We have been working in those conditions, which are, and agreed to, in my opinion, a lot. The first agreed to a cease-fire with 00 hours on 15 February. The second position, which I think is extremely important, it is withdrawal of heavy weapons from the current line of contact for Ukrainian troops and the line marked on September 19 in Minsk Agreement, for the militia of Donbass “.
The final text of the document states that provided withdrawal of all heavy weapons by both parties at equal distances in order to create a security zone width at least 50 km. Heavy missile systems such as the “Tornado”, “Hurricane,” “Twister” and “point Y”, fragments of munitions that are under Donetsk, this distance even more – 140 kilometers. Withdrawal of heavy weapons should begin no later than the second day after the cease-fire and end within 14 days.
Vladimir Putin focused on the specific provisions of the document: “Next, the complex issues related to long-term political settlement. Here are a few positions. The first of them – is constitutional reform, which should be taken into account the legitimate rights of the people living in the territory of Donbass “.
– On the first day after the withdrawal to begin a dialogue on the modalities of the local elections in accordance with the Ukrainian law and the law of Ukraine “On temporary order of local government in some regions of Donetsk and Lugansk regions”.
– Provide pardons and amnesties by the enactment of the law.
– to secure the release and exchange of all hostages.
Vladimir Putin: “Next come the questions connected with the solution of border issues in consultation with the host of the Donbass, humanitarian issues, the implementation of that is, the introduction of the previously adopted law on the special status of these territories – Donetsk and Lugansk “.
Here is a specific line from the document, supported by all parties,” Norman Quartet “:
– Restore full control over the state border of Ukraine by the government throughout the conflict zone, which should begin on the first day after the local elections.
– withdrawal of all foreign armed forces, military equipment as well as mercenaries from the territory of Ukraine under the supervision of the OSCE.
– the constitutional reform in Ukraine with the entry into force by the end of 2015, a new constitution, intended as a key element of decentralization.
“We believe that all parties to show restraint in the near future to complete ceasefire. Although initially the problem here was that the representatives of Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republic argue that, in response to the aggressive actions of the Kiev authorities are not only kept attacking army, the security forces in Kiev, but by going on the offensive, surrounded by a large group of 6 to 8000 people. And they, of course, based on the fact that this group lay down their arms and cease resistance “- Putin said.
Vladimir Putin has called on the parties to fulfill the terms of the agreement, despite the remains tense:” We still call on both sides to exercise restraint and avoid excessive unnecessary bloodshed and victims do everything to ensure that the dilution of troops and heavy equipment mainly passed without too much, nobody wants bloodshed. Senior representatives of Ukraine believe that the environment is not, and so they believe that everything will calm enough. I initially had doubts, I am with you ready to share them. If indeed such an environment is the case, on the basis of normal logic, those who are in the environment, will attempt to break out of it, and those who are outside, will attempt to arrange a corridor to exit its surrounded by soldiers. But we have agreed with the President Poroshenko that we give instructions – I’m ready to do its part – to our military experts to determine what is still actually happening in reality, and I repeat a gain, to develop, at least try to work out some sort of package of measures to verify the decisions taken, to check their compliance with both sides. Once again I want to urge both parties to the conflict as soon as possible to stop the bloodshed and move on to the real long-term solution to the political process “.
” One document was signed just that. This document was signed in Minsk by the Contact Group, it is called – a package of measures aimed at implementing the agreements Minsk. The second document – non-subscription, the statement of the President of France, the President of Ukraine, your humble servant and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany that we support the process, “- Putin said.
The heads of the DNI and the LC, Alexander and Igor Zakharchenko Carpenter, were still in Minsk yesterday. According to Carpenter, LC and DNR listened to the opinion of Russia, Germany and France and changed his position on several issues. However, as emphasized by Zakharchenko if Kiev has violated the agreement, new memoranda, as he put it, there will be.
“All responsibility for any breach or failure to perform any agreements lies on Poroshenko. All items require additional coordination, negotiations are still in progress,” – said the head of DNR Alexander Zakharchenko.
It is very important for this not to happen so that the Ukrainian side did not treat only their side document signed today.
“This chance is given by Ukraine in order to change the Constitution, as stated in these documents, to change their attitude. To date, we believe that it is a great achievement Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republic to Ukraine has changed, changed civilized way, peacefully, “- said the head of the People’s Republic of Lugansk Igor Carpenter.
Another participant in the negotiations of the Contact Group – the ex-president of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma – qualifies achieved in Minsk agreement “a breakthrough.” He stressed the ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons and the withdrawal of foreign troops and weapons from Ukraine. “This suggests that common sense began to win,” – said Kuchma.
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