Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, has been disappointed by the statement of German ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel, where she claimed that the Minsk agreements of 2014 enabled Ukraine to ...

This is also his second trip to Minsk this month. On 3 December he showed up unexpectedly and signed some form of defence pact with the Belarusian Defence Minister, though the details are unknown.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would likely have to reach agreements regarding Ukraine in the future, but felt betrayed by the breakdown of the Minsk agreements.

Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images "There will be no Minsk-3," he wrote, "Russia is no longer a mediator, patiently sorting out neighborly squabbles.