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BRUSSELS, February 12. /TASS/. The next few hours will be decisive for the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday upon arrival to Brussels to take part in the European Union summit.
"The next few hours will be decisive for the settlement of the crisis in Ukraine. Everything may change either way," he said.
"I think we are on the right path," he said, commenting the Minsk talks. He noted that the signatories to the Minsk agreements were vested with big responsibility.
The French president said that the Western countries should continue to exert pressure, to be vigilant and ensure further progress in the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.