“We note positive dynamics in a number of areas of preparation for the Norman format,” he stressed in response to a question about removing obstacles to a meeting in the Norman format.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry assessed the possibility of convening a Norman summit in the near future.
According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, movement in this direction is being observed, however, there is a risk of serious difficulties “on the political track and in the security sphere”.
The head of the Center for Geopolitical Research at the Institute for Innovative Development, Dmitry Rodionov, in an interview with the FBA “Economics Today” called Moscow’s logical position the senselessness of the meeting in a Norman format without Ukraine fulfilling its basic obligations.