The settlement of the Donbas conflict depends on one person and this person is Putin. Leonid Kuchma, the second president of Ukraine and the representative of Ukraine in the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk claimed this at the opening of the international forum. It was broadcasted by 112 Ukraine.
Moreover, he claimed that the plan is to finish settling the list of hostages and start the exchange process before the next meeting of the contact group.