German chancellor's foreign policy adviser Jens Ploetner, Russian president's deputy chief of staff Dmitry Kozak and French president's diplomatic adviser Emmanuel Bonne. © Sputnik / Sergej Bobylev
France24: Negotiating parties in Paris talks commit to eastern Ukraine ceasefire
Advisors to the heads of state of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to uphold a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine after holding talks in Paris.
The negotiations to defuse the crisis came as the US and NATO delivered written responses to Moscow’s raft of security demands for the region.
In a joint communiqué released after eight hours of talks in Paris, representatives of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany supported an "unconditional compliance with the ceasefire… regardless of differences on other issues related to the implementation of the Minsk agreements".
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