“The European Council calls for an urgent resumption of negotiations with a view to implementing the Minsk agreements and measures aimed at restoring confidence between the parties,” the text says.

Earlier, the head of European diplomacy, Federica Mogherini, at a meeting with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, said that the European Union was ready to contribute to progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements.

Former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Oleg Tsaryov, in an interview with NSN, estimated the chances of Zelensky to achieve peace in the Donbas.