KYIV, Oct 4 – Ukraine considers Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the country’s military security and peaceful settlement in Donbas as related issues tmust be discussed in the Normandy format, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.

"Now negotiations in the Normandy format are held exclusively at the level of advisors to the leaders. After Angela Merkel's visits to Moscow and Kyiv, two rounds of consultations and two videoconferences were held. The topic of gas was not discussed at them, but it directly puts pressure on the negotiators from outside. Ukraine believes that Nord Stream 2 and the military security of Ukraine, the situation in eastern Ukraine are directly related issues, so we advocate linking these issues and discussing them," Kuleba said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine.