Hollande, Merkel, Putin, Poroshenko to talk Wednesday
18 February 2015 |
11:42 am
FRENCH President Francois Hollande will speak on the phone with his German, Russian and Ukrainian counterparts on Wednesday evening, a French government spokesman said. The call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko follows the capture of the key strategic town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian…
FRENCH President Francois Hollande will speak on the phone with his German, Russian and Ukrainian counterparts on Wednesday evening, a French government spokesman said.
The call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko follows the capture of the key strategic town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian rebels, which has threatened the tentative ceasefire agreement signed last week.
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