Andriy Yermak, the head of the President’s office, states Ukraine hopes to hold a Normandy format meeting before the end of the term of German chancellor Angela Merkel.
Dmytro Kukharchuk, a Donbas war veteran from the ‘Azov’ regiment, who was summoned for questioning over clashes with police on August 14 near the President’s office, slit his wrists in protest against political persecution.