Berlin, February 27, 2015

European Exchange in collaboration with German Council on Foreign Relations organised a Round Table aiming at elaborating the ways of deescalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine with leading experts from the EU and Ukraine which took place on February 27, 2015.

The participants of the Round Table agreed upon the necessity of the withdrawal of heavy weaponry, immediate release of prisoners and restoration of control on the Ukrainian-Russian border. Nonetheless some questions remained unanswered. Will Russia stick to the Minsk Agreement? Will the conflict escalate? The experts emphasised the responsibilities all sides of the conflict bare in addressing the issue. The OSCE and the EU should also increase its control and engagement in solving the conflict.

Please find the report on the Round Table here