Meeting of the subgroup on the political aspects of settlement of the situation in Donbas is held in Minsk. The Tripartite contact group should gather to hold regular talks in Minsk on January 27.
Last time tripartite contact group gathered for its meeting in Minsk on January 20. Summing up the results of the meeting, the Ukrainian side stated that representatives of the so-called "DPR" and "LPR" were blocking negotiations and put forward unacceptable conditions, in particular regarding exchange of prisoners.