The Normandy Format, a four-way meeting between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France, has been on pause since negotiations stalled in 2016. But the new Ukrainian government, led by president Volodymyr Zelensky, wants to restart the talks.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (back, C) hosts Russian President Vladimir Putin (L), French President Francois Hollande (foreground, C) and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (R) during talks for peace in eastern Ukraine at the chancellery on Oct. 19, 2016 in Berlin.
