MINSK (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday she had no illusions after a Ukraine ceasefire deal hammered out at marathon talks in Minsk and that big hurdles remained in ending the 10-month conflict in the ex-Soviet country.We now have a glimmer of hope, she said in the Belarussian capital, according to a statement released by her office, but adding that concrete steps must of course be taken and there will still be big hurdles ahead.Merkel, who with French President Francois Hollande attended the all-night negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, said she had no illusions, we have …read more
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