The German Chancellor and the presidents of France and Ukraine are expected to hold a meeting on Monday in Berlin to discuss the situation in the Donbass region, Reuters reported with reference to the French Foreign Ministry.
The French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Reuters reports, called “inspiring concern” the situation in the south-eastern Ukraine, where again there is an outbreak of hostilities, combined with shelling populated areas.
“Military operations should be stopped, and weapons withdrawn “- said Fabius. He added that it is necessary to create conditions for holding local elections in the Donbass.
Fabius expressed the hope that these items will be able to move forward on Monday, 24 August, at the forthcoming meeting of Francois Hollande, Angela Merkel and Poroshenko .
The head of the French Foreign Ministry believes that to resolve the conflict will be possible by December.
The warring sides accuse each other of shelling the suburbs of the port city of Mariupol on the Azov Sea, which is controlled by the Ukrainian forces.
It is also aggravated the situation in the district of Gorlovka, which holds the rebels.
The situation in the contact line between the Ukrainian pro-Russian forces and armed groups escalated on the eve of Independence Day, which is celebrated on August 24.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, while in the annexed Crimea to Kiev laid the blame for the deterioration of the situation in the Donbass.
Ukraine and Western countries say Russia assists, including the military, Donbas separatists.
Moscow has consistently denied its military involvement in the conflict.
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