The leaders of Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia discussed the shaky cease-fire in eastern Ukraine in a four-way telephone conversation Thursday.
The office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the four leaders agreed that the “fragile” cease-fire needs to be “stabilized,” and that the political process that started with the cease-fire agreements signed in February should be intensified by setting up working groups.
The office of French President Francois Hollande said violations of the cease-fire and fighting, particularly near the southeastern port city of Mariupol, the village of Shyrokyne, which is near Mariupol, the Luhansk region town of Schastye and the Donetsk …read more
Source: Voice of America
