The leaders of
Germany and France have confirmed that the European Union's sanctions against
Russia will remain in place until the full implementation of the Minsk peace
agreements by Moscow.
The Minsk
implementation was on top of the agenda of Petro Poroshenko's meeting with
German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande
in Brussels on Thursday, the Ukrainian president's service said.
What is more,
the parties expressed concern over recent escalation in #Donbas, the east of
Ukraine. They underlined the importance of observing a truce, withdrawing
Russian military equipment and ensuring full and unhindered access for OSCE
monitors to the entire occupied territory and uncontrolled sections of the
Ukrainian-Russian border.
The parties
also pointed out the importance of holding local elections in some areas in
Donetsk and Luhansk regions under the Ukrainian legislation and the OSCE
principles provided that the security component is ensured.
The three
leaders also called on Russia to immediately release Nadia Savchenko, who is
illegally remanded in custody.
They
emphasized the importance of freeing all prisoners of war, as is stipulated in
the Minsk agreements.
They also
expressed support for the Ukrainian reforms.
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