WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — In February 2015, a peace agreement was signed between Ukraine’s conflicting sides in Minsk after marathon talks of the Normandy Four leaders, comprising Russia, Germany, Ukraine and France.
The deal stipulates a full ceasefire, weapons withdrawal from the line of contact in eastern Ukraine, a prisoner exchange and constitutional reforms, which would give a special status to the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.
Both sides of the conflict, however, are constantly accusing each other of violations of the agreement.
The Normandy Four leaders met in Berlin on October 20 to discuss the Minsk agreement and other security matters in the Donbass.
"The leaders underscored that international sanctions on Russia must remain in place until Minsk is fully implemented," the release stated on Tuesday.
Additionally, the two officials emphasized the need to continue disengaging forces along the line of contact in the Donbass region, the White House said.
