The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany participating in the Normandy summit said the Minsk process to solve the conflict in Donbas had been revived. Some observers are cautiously optimistic about the prospects for peace. But a closer look at the outcome of the meeting reveals that Russia’s goals had not changed – and because of that, the end of the war is still a distant hope.
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(L-R at the table) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a meeting on Ukraine at the Elysee Palace, on Dec. 9, 2019 in Paris.
