The most disputed point about the Minsk agreements has been whether to hold local elections in the Donbas before Ukraine regains control of its border with Russia, or after. Ukraine has insisted that security and the return of the border should precede elections, while pro-Russian separatists and Moscow have been pushing for the opposite, as agreed to in Minsk. At the time of Minsk II, Kyiv found itself at a disadvantage in the negotiations since it had just surrendered the city of Debaltseve and endured an assault on Mariupol.The Minsk terms have been breached time and again. Ceasefires are frequently …read more
Source: Atlantic Council