At this stage of their relations, Russia and the US are condemned by the freezing of the conflict in the Donbas, since, at least from the American side, there is an understanding that it will not be possible to end the war at one point.

About this in his blog on the "Observer" wrote a Russian historian Valery Solovey.

"Frozen - it means stop shooting. That is, to achieve, at the line of contact, to cease hostilities. Then exchange prisoners and things like that. That is, they share the problem - the first, the freezing, and the second - the solution of the problem itself. Parties are aware that freezing is a preliminary necessary step. This, of course, does not mean solving the problem, but such a result would now be better than nothing, "the historian believes..

However, Nightingale does not exclude that the freezing of hostilities is possible under certain conditions.

"Including, the resumption of some kind of economic relations between the self-proclaimed republics and Ukraine. I do not really imagine how this complex of services will be, but there is some. It is rather expensive for Russia to maintain these "republics", the scientist writes.

Also, he said, there is only one question: who will shove the Donbass into someone, because of which the resolution of the problem is not possible.

"And Americans understand this well. I can quote you verbatim: "We are well aware that Russia and Ukraine are interested only in the part of the Minsk agreements. That is, Russia in some points, and Ukraine in others.

No one is interested in implementing the agreements completely ". But the resumption of economic ties would rather be in the interests of both sides, "believes Nightingale.

As reported by the "Observer", earlier in the EU said that the sanctions that were imposed against the Russian Federation for the annexation of the Crimea, can be lifted only if the territorial integrity of Ukraine is restored.

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