Ukraine’s signing of the Steinmeier formula is a great political victory obtained by negotiators of the independent Republics. Thanks to this, it has become possible to hold a meeting in the Normandy format to discuss concrete steps to further progress towards peace in Donbass. This was stated by Deputy of the People’s Council Alexander Kamyshov in his commentary to the official website of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

Residents of the Republic have not had illusions in relation to Ukraine for a long time. Five years of sabotage of the agreements signed by them and failure to fulfil those promises have debunked confidence in their negotiability. This was stated during a Skype conference with the Russian Spas television channel by the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council, Vladimir Bidyovka.

Participation in a population census is standard practice, which demonstrates mutual trust between a state and a society. This was stated by Deputy Vladimir Medvedev in his commentary to the press service of the People’s Council.

The conditions for a special status, elections and borders will now be determined only by the Republics. This was stated by Deputy of the DPR’s People’s Council Valery Skorokhodov in his commentary to the official website of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

The Republics will implement the Minsk agreements and hope for reciprocal steps from Kiev: direct negotiations, implementation of the signed documents, recognition of Donbass and its right to self-government and self-determination. This was stated in a commentary to the Donetsk News Agency by DPR People’s Council deputy Alexey Zhigulin.

The harmonization of the Steinmeier formula has provided an opportunity to hold a summit of the Normandy Four leaders. This was stated by Deputy of the DPR’s People’s Council Vladislav Berdicheevsky in his commentary to the official website of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

Today’s actions of the DPR representatives in Minsk made it possible to have a meeting in the “Normandy format” in the near future, and also contributed to strengthening integration with the Russian Federation. This was stated in a commentary to the Donetsk News Agency by DPR People’s Council deputy Oleg Onopko.

The Chairman of the DPR’s People’s Council Vladimir Bidyovka commented on a regular meeting of the Contact Group in Minsk, which resulted in signing of the Steinmeier formula by Ukraine.

Only populist statements can be heard in the speeches of Ukrainian presidents. This was stated by Deputy of the DPR’s People’s Council Elena Shishkina in her commentary to the official website of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

Each Zelensky's new political steps correspond to the manuals that Poroshenko had followed. This was stated in a commentary to the Donetsk News Agency by the deputy of the DPR People’s Council, Kirill Makarov.