Following the meeting with the Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba in Brussels, the Foreign Ministers of Germany and France made a joint statement on support for Ukraine. The statement was published by the Federal ForeignOffice.
“Against the backdrop of renewed concerns about Russian movements of troops and hardware near Ukraine, we call on Russia to adopt a posture of restraint and provide transparent information about its military activities. Any new attempt to undermine Ukraine’s territorial integrity would have serious consequences,” the Ministers noted.
In addition, the Ministers also shared concerns about the deteriorating humanitarian and security situation in Donbas.
“We called on Ukraine to continue the full implementation of the Minsk agreements and to maintain its full engagement into the discussions conducted in the Normandy format. We remain committed to the resolution of the conflict on the basis of the Minsk agreements. We express regret that Russia has repeatedly refused to meet at the level of Foreign Ministers in the Normandy format and once more express our readiness to meet and engage constructively and substantially. We repeat our call on Russia to do the same in order to achieve lasting peace in Donbas,” the Ministers concluded.
It was also stated that Germany, France, and Ukraine will continue to coordinate closely on all matters of common interest and concern.