MINSK (Sputnik) – He noted the importance of the latest agreement in view of continuing hostilities along the contact line separating Ukrainian government forces from pro-independence militia.
"Today’s Contact Group meeting yielded certain results, despite the difficult situation in the Donbas. The Contact Group agreed on new steps to withdraw the sides from the line of contact," Gryzlov told reporters.
Gryzlov added that the group's work facilitated resumed rail freight traffic along the separation line despite humanitarian and economic difficulties in the region.
