Foreign Ministers of France and Germany Le Drian and Maas regret Russia's abandonment of the Normandy format 
Foreign Ministers of France and Germany Jean-Yves Le Drian and Heiko Maas expressed regret over Russia's refusal from the Normandy format to resolve the situation with Ukraine. This is stated in the joint ministerial statement, quoted by RIA Novosti.
“We express regret that Russia has repeatedly refused to meet at the level of foreign ministers in the Normandy format, and once again express our readiness to meet and interact constructively and substantively, “the message says.
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The Foreign Ministers of Germany and France also stated that they are committed to resolving the conflict on the basis of the Minsk agreements. Maas and Le Drian called on Russia for a productive dialogue to establish peace in Donbass.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine could be accelerated if Washington forced Kiev to respect the position of the United States and the UN Security Council on compliance with “Minsk-2”. The diplomat also said that no new dates for the meeting in the “Normandy format” to resolve the situation in Donbass are being discussed.