Peace talks with Russia only possible after Ukraine makes gains on battlefield — Hollande
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According to The Times, he denied being naive when working on the Minsk agreements, along with then German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in late 2015 – early 2015 as, in his words, it was important to “freeze” the conflict to give the Ukrainian army some breathing room