Joint news conference following a Normandy format summit
(World News Russia)

* * * Press statement and answers to media questions following a Normandy format summit President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, In principle, I agree with what the participants of these talks have said today. We adopted a final joint document, which has reaffirmed the absence of any alternative to the strict observance of the Minsk Agreements signed on February 12, 2015 and highlighted the importance of launching a direct dialogue between the conflicting parties. The participants in the talks welcomed the disengagement of forces and weapons in three pilot areas, as my colleagues have said. As we see it, this is indeed a major step towards a continued...