PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY. July 1 (Interfax) - Aides to the leaders of Normandy Quartet nations (Russia, Ukraine, France, Germany) will meet in July to discuss prospects for another summit in the Normandy Format, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.
"We expect the presidential aides to meet in July to discuss the prospect of reaching a clear understanding of the timeline and appropriateness of the summit," Peskov said on the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin television show on Sunday.
"The Ukrainian factor was present [in contacts between leaders at the G20 summit in Osaka] but in a more constructive way: everyone understands that dialogue needs to be resumed at the top level within the Normandy Quartet," he said.
"But at the same time everybody understands, and it was particularly asserted by the German chancellor, that meeting for the sake of meeting makes no sense, that some preparations are needed," Peskov said.
"Many agree with Putin that conceptual approaches of the new Ukrainian leadership have yet to be made clear," he said.
"Inhibiting factors may include another electoral process, I mean the upcoming Rada election, they said. This may stop the Ukrainian president articulating an unambiguous stance on Donbas. The Ukraine factor is on the agenda [of G20 leaders] but they discuss it in a constructive and business-like manner," Peskov said.