Minsk II

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Minsk II is a 2015 ceasefire and peace agreement aimed at de-escalating the war in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists.

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Minsk II canonical 7
Minsk agreements 3
Minsk II agreement 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceasefire agreement
international accord
peace agreement
aimedAt ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
de-escalation of the war in Donbas
political settlement of the conflict in eastern Ukraine
alsoKnownAs Minsk II agreement
linked to: Minsk II

Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements
appliesToConflict war in Donbas
war in eastern Ukraine
brokeredBy France
Germany
Normandy Format
ceasefireStartDate 2015-02-15
consideredBy United Nations Security Council
containsProvision amnesty for persons involved in the events in Donetsk and Luhansk regions
constitutional reform in Ukraine with decentralization
dialogue on local elections in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions
disarmament of illegal groups
effective monitoring and verification by the OSCE
immediate and full bilateral ceasefire
local self-government guarantees in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions
prohibition of prosecution and punishment of persons involved in the events in Donetsk and Luhansk regions
release and exchange of all hostages and unlawfully detained persons
removal of all foreign mercenaries from Ukrainian territory
restoration of full control of the state border to the Ukrainian government
resumption of socio-economic ties between conflict areas and the rest of Ukraine
special status for certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions
withdrawal of all foreign armed formations and military equipment from Ukrainian territory
withdrawal of heavy weapons from the contact line
countryOfSigning Belarus
criticizedBy Government of Ukraine
Russian Federation
linked to: Russia

Western analysts
dateSigned 2015-02-12
endorsedBy United Nations Security Council Resolution 2202
enteredIntoForce 2015-02-15
follows Minsk I
geographicScope Donetsk Oblast
Luhansk Oblast
contact line in eastern Ukraine
language English
Russian
Ukrainian
mediatedBy OSCE
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
monitoredBy OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
placeSigned Minsk
relatedTo Memorandum on the Implementation of the Minsk Protocol
Minsk Protocol
signatoryRepresentative Angela Merkel
François Hollande
Petro Poroshenko
Vladimir Putin
signedBy OSCE
Russian Federation
linked to: Russia

Ukraine
representatives of certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions
status partially implemented
subjectOf debate on implementation sequence
international diplomatic negotiations
violatedBy Russian-backed separatists
Ukrainian forces
armed groups in Donbas

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Minsk Protocol followedBy Minsk II
Minsk I followedBy Minsk II
Minsk I followedBy Minsk Agreement of February 2015
linked to: Minsk II
Normandy Format usesInstrument Minsk agreements
linked to: Minsk II
A/RES/ES-11/1 recalls Minsk agreements
linked to: Minsk II
Minsk II alsoKnownAs Minsk II agreement
linked to: Minsk II
Russia–Ukraine relations relatedEvent Minsk II agreement
linked to: Minsk II