French leader Emmanuel Macron confirmed during a joint press conference with Russian head Vladimir Putin that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had withdrawn one of the bills at the request of the Normandy Four..

This is stated in the transcript of Macron's speech on the Kremlin website..

In Moscow, Macron noted that the efforts of Zelensky had withdrawn a bill that allegedly did not comply with the Minsk agreements.

And although the President of France did not specify, as Evropeyskaya Pravda notes, only one bill has recently been withdrawn - "

“I would like to congratulate President Zelensky, that is, the specific obligations that he assumed within this format, in particular, to withdraw the law that did not comply with the Minsk agreements, and President Putin remembered this. Yes, this law was withdrawn at the initiative of President Zelensky. It was also clarified that Russia also has bills that are being proposed, but he reassured us that this will not happen if it is not in line with the Minsk agreements,"

As European Truth notes, the project was withdrawn at the request of the Russian Federation in order for the meeting to take place..

Zelensky then denied these reports, and assured that the withdrawal of the project from consideration was not connected with the "

Macron will arrive in Kiev today, where he will meet with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.

After meeting with Putin, the French head noted that he was leaving for Ukraine, saying that the parties "

France and Germany decided to revive the Normandy format after Putin concentrated Russian troops near the border with Ukraine.

The last meeting of the Normandy Four at the level of presidents took place in December 2019. This is so far the only platform where Putin and Zelensky can meet at the same negotiating table..

For many years, the Kremlin has been insisting on the "

Russia occupied Donbass and Crimea in 2014, introducing puppet governments into the territories. Now the militants and representatives of the occupying authorities are completely dependent on the decisions of the Kremlin.