“Steinmeier’s formula,” which specifies that the Ukrainian law on the “special status” of occupied Donbas will come into force after local elections are held there, has become the hottest war-related controversy in Ukraine since October, being seen as many as state capitulation. However, the problem that this formula poses is insignificant compared to the Minsk-2 protocol, within the framework of which the formula is supposed to take place, according to the Euromaidan Press report Leaked Kremlin emails show Minsk protocol designed as path to Ukraine’s capitulation.
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Soldiers of the 72nd brigade stay at a military position of the Ukrainian Army in Zolote, eastern Ukraine, early on Sept. 11, 2019.
