The negotiations on Ukraine are successful

Lengthy negotiations of the "Norman Four" on the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, which lasted almost for 16 hours completed today in Minsk. At about 12:00 the Russian President Vladimir Putin, Francois Hollande, Petro Poroshenko,  and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel went  to journalists, and announced the results the first result. After a brief press conference, they left the Palace of Independence, which hosted the meeting.

A package of measures to implement the Minsk Agreement  adopted by the leaders provides for a cease-fire until February 15, and withdrawal of all heavy weapons by both parties. Also was reached an agreement on border, humanitarian and economic issues, the release of all the hostages on both sides  during  19 days, constitutional reform, put in force previously adopted law on the special status of the territory of Donetsk and Lugansk. Self-proclaimed leaders of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republic (DNI and LC) Alexander Zakharchenko  and  Igor Plotnitskiy  agreed to sign the final document prepared by "Norman Four."

 The Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that two documents were signed, Tass  reports. "I  have just signed the document of  Minsk contact group, it is called a set of measures aimed at the implementation of the Minsk agreements",  or something like that, " said Putin, as he could not mention  the exact title of the document. According to him, "the second document  is  non-subscription, they are  statements by the President of France, the President of Ukraine, your humble servant and German Chancellor that we support this process." -02D-