Andrei Krivosheev: Putin, Merkel, Hollande and Poroshenko meet in the Palace of Independence February 11 and 12.
There were many critical moments during negotiations at first the "contact group" refused to sign the agreement reached by the Four. But ultimately the agreements were signed. "15 hours of negotiations is not long", said President Alexander, given that war is going on in some countries for decades.
Nikolai Shchekin, political commentator, PhD: "It is necessary to preserve the power of the Ukraine. Believe me, the economic situation in Ukraine is catastrophic."
Not only politicians, diplomats and experts, but also people of faith "prayed" for a peaceful outcome of the conflict. Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, and a vast majority of believers prayed for success of "Normandy Four" talks. It seems that the prayers were answered.
The role of Minsk as peacekeeping force was unconditionally recognized as an official world capital by Kiev, Moscow, Vilnius, Paris, London, Rome and Washington.
