“Leonid Danilovich (Kuchma, representative of Kiev in the contact group. - RT ) said that, in principle, he supports this formula ... Against the background of this statement, his refusal to sign this formula seems somehow strange,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying .
Deynogo also noted that the contact group for the Donbass should agree on the formula.
Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadim Pristayko announced that he had reached an agreement on the Steinmeier formula at a meeting of advisers on September 2.
Later, Russia's envoy to the contact group, Boris Gryzlov, said that Kiev at the group meeting refused to sign it.