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Merkel urges Putin to help end violence in eastern Ukraine
German leader Angela Merkel urged Russia’s Vladimir Putin in a telephone call on Tuesday to use his influence on separatists in eastern Ukraine to stop the violence there, and the two agreed on the need for new ceasefire efforts, a German government spokesman said. Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists have both blamed each other for...
Merkel urges Putin to help end violence in eastern Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) – German leader Angela Merkel urged Russia’s Vladimir Putin in a telephone call on Tuesday to use his influence on separatists in eastern Ukraine to stop the violence there, and the two agreed on the need for new ceasefire efforts, a German government spokesman said. …read more Source: Libya...
Merkel ‘appeals to’ Putin regarding peace in eastern Ukraine
Merkel and Putin have “agreed that new efforts must be made to secure a ceasefire.” …read more Source:...
Kremlin: Putin, Merkel call for immediate truce in east Ukraine
Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Germany’s Angela Merkel called for the immediate restoration of a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Eyewitness...
Trump says media ‘doesn’t want to report’ extremist attacks
President Donald Trump on Monday accused the media of deliberately minimizing coverage of the threat posed by the Islamic State group, saying news outlets “have their reasons” for not reporting what he described as a “genocide” underway at the hands of the group.The president did not immediately offer evidence to support...
Ukraine as testing ground for Kremlin-Trump ‘dialogue’
If Ukraine turns away from the Minsk Agreement, there will be no Western leverage to put pressure on Russia. …read more Source: AL...
Turkish coup soldiers in Greece thought about fleeing to Russia, Ukraine: Prosecutors
Eight fugitive Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece after the July 15, 2016 coup attempt initially thought about fleeing to Russia or Ukraine but later settled on Greece, Istanbul prosecutors said on Feb. 7 after hearing four other soldiers’ witness testimonies. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Merkel urges Putin to help end violence in eastern Ukraine: spokesman
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone call on Tuesday to use his influence on separatists in eastern Ukraine to stop the violence there, a German government spokesman said …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin, Merkel call for immediate truce in east Ukraine: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a immediate restoration of the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine during a phone call on Tuesday between the two leaders, Kremlin said in statement. …read more Source: Libya...
Putin, Merkel call for immediate truce in east Ukraine: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a immediate restoration of the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine during a phone call on Tuesday between the two leaders, Kremlin said in statement. …read more Source: Libya...
