"We had the illusion that the negotiations are only now in the Volker-Surkov format, the" Norman format "was almost closed, the meeting in Munich did not take place. In fact, no, "he says.
According to him, when he and his colleagues were at the German Foreign Ministry, they were told "one sensational thing". "The proposal, which Volker sent to Surkov, is in fact a joint proposal. It was prepared by Germany and France together with the United States. This is a compromise proposal for peacekeepers. The answer they expect after the presidential election [in Russia], "says Fesenko.
"Everyone understands that Putin will remain, but from the point of view of formal legitimacy, and this is very important for the same German diplomacy: you have to reinforce your mandate and already, like the new president, you can answer. The proposals were transmitted in an informal format - non paper. Without signatures, this was not an official note, "the political scientist continued.
Fesenko also added that for this concrete proposal on peacekeepers in the Donbass, albeit unofficially, Russia should respond: "We will wait for what they will give an answer, but I do not share the optimistic expectations that peacekeepers will almost fall in the fall."