The planned talks come amid elevated tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine. MOSCOW — Political advisers from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany will hold “Normandy format” talks on eastern Ukraine in Paris on Jan. 25, a source in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s administration said on Saturday. The four-way Normandy format peace talks are aimed at helping end a long-running conflict in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists. Relations between Russia and Ukraine collapsed in 2014 after Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine and Moscow-backed forces seized territory in the Donbass region that Kyiv wants back. Russia’s chief negotiator, Dmitry Kozak will take part in the talks from the Russian side, the source added.

Source: National Post January 23, 2022 01:34 UTC