“I think that the movement is moving in a direction that allows us to think about convening a summit of the Norman format. But there is information that indicates that serious difficulties may arise on the political track and in the security sphere, ”TASS quoted him as saying.

Earlier, the Kremlin called it possible to hold a summit in the Norman format until the end of the year.

On November 7, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas emphasized that all parties are actively working to create conditions for organizing a meeting of the “Norman Four”.

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 senseless meeting in the Norman format only for the sake of the meeting, without Ukraine fulfilling its basic obligations.