Hollande backs up Merkel revelation on Donbass peace.

to buy Ukraine

Ex-French leader agreed with former German counterpart’s description of the real purpose behind Minsk agreements.

The 2014 Minsk Agreement was indeed a ploy to buy Ukraine time and should be credited for Kiev’s “successful resilience” now, former French president Francois Hollande said on Friday. Confirming former German chancellor Angela Merkel’s assessment of the truce, Hollande also blamed US weakness for the failure to deter Russia.

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