“On Sunday, as we expect, a three-party meeting will take place in Minsk,” the president told reporters during his official visit to Poland.
On Wednesday, Poroshenko arrived in Warsaw to shore up support for Kiev's EU association bid. Earlier this day, Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski signed Ukraine's Association Agreement with the European Union, which needs the approval of EU's 28 member nations. Komorowski also said Poland was ready to supply Ukraine with weapons.
In September, Kiev and local militia forces met twice in the capital of Belarus, Minsk, finally coming to a ceasefire agreement mediated by the Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE), and Russia. The so-called Contact Group set conditions for the two warring parties, including the requirement to lay down arms, roll back heavy artillery from the frontline and create a buffer zone along the line of contact.
Despite the truce both parties have been accusing each other of ceasefire violations. Since then, Russia has been calling for more Contact Group meetings to negotiate a new ceasefire.
On Wednesday, the Kremlin reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a phone talk with his Ukrainian counterpart, as well as with German and French leaders.
According to the Kremlin press service, Putin called on the Ukrainian and EU officials to hold an urgent meeting to uphold Minsk agreements and try to bridge the gap between militias and Kiev.
