The minister denies Ukraine might make concessions.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has assured the Ukrainian representatives are not discussing with the Russian side the issue of resuming water supplies to occupied Crimea in exchange for ending the war in Donbas.
The minister denies that during the negotiations within the Normandy format for the sake of ending the war, Ukraine might make concessions such as restoring water supplies to occupied Crimea, purchasing the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, agreeing to restore trade relations, etc.
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The foreign minister has also commented on the recent meeting of the Normandy Four political advisers, which took place in Berlin on January 12.
"There were no breakthroughs, but the atmosphere of talks was slightly better than at previous meetings," Kuleba said.