The ‘Normandy format’ meetings, held with the leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France, and Russia, have long been seen as a way for Ukraine to mediate an end to the conflict in the Donbas, which has resulted in over 1.6 million internally displaced people created following Russian invasion and occupation of several Ukrainian territories.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Hromadske: Zelensky does not expect swift resolution to Donbas war in Paris
A Ukrainian soldier mans a combat post in the Promzona area near the city of Avdiyivka, eastern Ukraine, on July 21, 2018.
