Putin, Merkel Express Regrets Over Stalled Implementation Of Minsk Agreements - Kremlin

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published August 19, 2018 | 03:21 AM

MESEBERG (Germany) (UrduPoint news / Sputnik - 19th August, 2018) Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed during the Saturday talks their regrets over the stalled implementation of the Minsk agreements on settlement of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.

"[The parties] exchanged opinions about the situation in Ukraine. [Putin and Merkel] expressed regrets that the implementation of the Minsk agreements had been totally stalled. Concerns over the unclear prospects of prolongation of the expiring law on the special status of Donbas, which is an important element of the Minsk agreements, has been raised," Peskov told reporters.