Valentina Matviyenko: "All forms of interaction are suitable to solve the Ukrainian crisis"

The speaker of the upper house of the Russian parliament, Valentina Matviyenko, said that Russia is ready to work in the format of the parliamentary "Normandy Quartet", and noted that to solve the Ukrainian crisis, all forms of interaction are suitable, and the Inter-Parliamentary format cannot be underestimated. On February 12, amid a sharp deterioration of the situation in the Donbass, the 'Normandy Quartet' held negotiations. Following the meeting, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France adopted a set of measures, involving a cease-fire in the Donbass, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the establishment of safety zones.The speaker of the upper house of the Russian parliament, Valentina Matviyenko, said that Russia is ready to work in the format of the parliamentary "Normandy Quartet", and noted that to solve the Ukrainian crisis, all forms of interaction are suitable, and the Inter-Parliamentary format cannot be underestimated. On February 12, amid a sharp deterioration of the situation in the Donbass, the 'Normandy Quartet' held negotiations. Following the meeting, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France adopted a set of measures, involving a cease-fire in the Donbass, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the establishment of safety zones.