According to a report, Germany and Lithuania have advised their citizens to leave Ukraine, though during a telephone call between the presidents of France and Russia, the two agreed to seek a diplomatic means to end the crisis. Reportedly, the two met in Moscow in a meeting that showed progress in attempts to lower the tension.
According to the report, the french president has said, ‘sincere dialogue is not compatible with military expansion on the Ukraine border’. Reportedly, the french and Russian presidents expressed a desire to continue the dialogue on ways to move forward and implement the Minsk agreements.
According to a report, the Minsk agreements sought to end the war in the Donbas region and reintegrate into Ukraine, but it remained unrecognised by the Donetsk people’s republic and the Luhansk people’s republic (the Donetsk and the Luhansk regions make up the Donblas area. Reportedly, the dpr and lpr received assistance from Russia.
According to a report, from April to July 2014 the Donetsk’s people’s republic controlled most of the Donetsk region of 26,517 square kilometres, it currently controls 7,853 square kilometres.
Reportedly, pro Russians declared the Donetsk people’s republic on April 7 2014. According to the report, on April 8 russians entered Crimea. According to the report, the dpr held a disputed referendum on separating from Ukraine, held in other Russian controlled areas. Reportedly, the referendum was disputed, leading to the Ukraine war.