In Minsk, Putin and Poroshenko shouted at each other

The conversation turned out to be difficult and lasted all night, in the room brought a lot of sandwiches and coffee.

“During the hours of negotiations, the participants fell asleep more than once, sometimes they even laid their heads on the table. There was a lot of alcohol in the room, but Angela Merkel didn’t even touch it,” writes Spiegel.

According to the publication, the key obstacle in the negotiations was the issue of Debaltsevo, which is held by Ukrainian troops surrounded by terrorists. In the heat of the discussion, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addressed Putin on a personal level. Several times the heads of state broke out and started shouting at each other.

“At times it became noisy when Putin and Poroshenko began a verbal altercation. However, they quickly calmed down. Sometimes they got up and walked away to discuss sensitive issues in person, but then returned and continued negotiations. Personal relations between the presidents are good, as they addressed each other on a first-name basis,” the publication writes.