Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Normandy format is the only way to end the war in eastern Ukraine. This was announced by the TV channel "

The President noted that he fully supports the Normandy format.

" I think that apart from the Normandy format, we no longer have any other platform today to get out of this situation, in order to really end the war in eastern Ukraine, "

The President stressed that he is counting on a constructive meeting with Vladimir Putin, Merkel and Macron in the Normandy format in the near future.

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Arestovich assessed the chances of holding the Normandy-Merkel summit.

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As reported, on October 12, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks in the format of a video conference with the President of France and the Chancellor of Germany regarding a peaceful settlement of the situation in Donbass and preparations for the next Normandy Four summit..

The leaders of the three states discussed topics that can be considered at the summit of the leaders of the countries of the Normandy format. During a possible meeting, they plan to reach an agreement to ensure sustainable peace in Donbass.

After talking with Zelensky, Macron and Merkel discussed with the President of the Russian Federation progress in fulfilling the commitments made during the Paris Summit in December 2019, and agreed on the need for a detailed discussion of the status of their implementation during the next meeting..