Ukrainian foreign minister kuleba met with German Foreign Minister Burke in Kiev on the 7th. The two sides discussed the prospects of the upcoming "Normandy model" quadripartite talks in Berlin. At the press conference held after the talks, kuleba said that the preparations for the "Normandy model" Berlin talks are difficult, but all parties are trying to ensure that the model talks can continue after the Berlin talks. At present, the next talks are planned. Kuleba said that Ukraine hopes that all parties can make specific decisions on promoting the operation of the tripartite contact group on Ukraine (Ukraine, Russia and the organization for security and cooperation in Europe). Kuleba denied media reports that Germany had put pressure on Ukraine on the udong issue. He said that Ukraine will not participate in talks that abandon its position and harm national interests. Belburke said that the continuation of the "Normandy model" talks was a success in itself. "Normandy model" comes from the international commemoration ceremony of the 70th anniversary of Normandy landing held in France in June 2014. At that time, the leaders of Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine held a series of consultations on the situation in Ukraine during the event. On January 26 this year, the "Normandy model" quadripartite talks were held in Paris. The representatives of the Quartet held consultations on easing the crisis in Ukraine and other issues. The French presidential palace issued a statement after the talks, saying that the Quartet said it would strengthen the work of the tripartite contact group on Ukraine to speed up the implementation of the Minsk agreement. In addition, the Quartet agreed to hold talks again in Berlin in two weeks. Recently, the deterioration of Ukrainian Russian relations has accelerated, and the two sides have deployed a large number of military personnel and weapons and equipment in the border areas of the two countries. The United States, Ukraine and NATO claim that Russia has gathered heavy troops near the eastern border of Ukraine and has the potential of "invasion". Russia denied it and stressed that NATO activities threatened Russia's border security and that Russia has the right to mobilize troops within its territory to defend its territory. (Xinhua News Agency)