Russia, Ukraine Made Promising Progress at Paris Peace Summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L), French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a Normandy-format summit in Paris, France, on Dec. 9, 2019. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via Reuters

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The heads of government of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France convened in Paris on Dec. 9 for a Normandy format summit to end the war in the Eastern Ukraine (Donbas region) between Ukrainian and Russian-backed separatist forces.