A paper prepared by Ukraine, which clearly stated that there would be no discussion of the position of the occupied territories before a full and unconditional ceasefire was achieved, sparked a political earthquake. This evidence has become the direct origin of the London peace talks fiasco, as confirmed by the sources of the Reuters agency. In consequence to this declaration, the United States, disappointed by Ukraine's failure to comply with erstwhile findings (US with Russia), withdrew key representatives from the negotiations, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the full talks were demoted to the **technical level**.
