Talks in Minsk: a minimum expectations in Kiev

"I doubt we can expect a resolution of the conflict. The crisis is very complicated and has gone too far."

While the news is still more worrying in Kiev, the population clings to the efforts on the diplomatic scene, but without much conviction.

"The chances of resolving the crisis are very slim. How many negotiations he already had it? And Ukrainians continue to die! My father was mobilized. I'm scared. I want him to come back to us alive, "insists a young-man. "We must negotiate because our people are dying," said for his part a fifties. "The people of Donbass know not what they do! It's so easy to claim freedom, but to do what? Who will rebuild the Donbass? "

In the camp of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, parliamentarians will not budge: negotiating, yes, but not about to give in to separatist tendencies pro-Russian rebels. This is in particular the position of deputy Mykola Tomenko.

"We hope to find a formula for a cease-fire," he said, "but not at the cost of a loss of sovereignty or territory. We can only talk about measures granting some autonomy to a regional government in the country. "

To succeed, negotiators must set a realistic goal Volodymyr Fesenko as political analyst. "What is especially expects these negotiations is a cease-fire in the east. I doubt we can expect a resolution of the conflict. The crisis is very complicated and has gone too far, "he says.

If they do take place Wednesday the Minsk talks will in any case, to succeed, to overcome a major obstacle: the distrust inspired today Russia.