On June 6, 2014, on the margins of the 70th anniversary commemorations of the Normandy landings, the leaders of Germany (Merkel), France (Hollande), Ukraine (Poroshenko) and Russia (Putin) meet to discuss the Donbass crisis.
Birth of the format
The Normandy Format becomes the main diplomatic channel for resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Objectives
Negotiate a ceasefire, define a special status for Donbass, guarantee Ukrainian territorial integrity.
Evolution
The format produced the Minsk agreements. Meetings were held until 2019.