The corresponding message was published by the New Time.

The letter said that the Ukrainian authorities agreed to study the provisions of the Steinmeier formula.

“The open issues that need to be addressed include the so-called special status (special order of local government), including the so-called Steinmeier formula, amnesty and local elections,” it says.

On October 1, a contact group to resolve the situation in the Donbass during a meeting in Minsk agreed on Steinmeier’s formula.

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that Steinmeier’s formula will be implemented in the legislation of the country if agreements are reached at a meeting of leaders of Norman-format countries: Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France.