The leaders of Germany and France hope to meet the presidents of Russia and Ukraine next Thursday (15 January) for talks intended to end fighting in eastern Ukraine.
The summit, which has yet to be confirmed, would be held in Kazakhstan, which in the past year has joined the new Russian-dominated Eurasian Economic Union while also beefing up relations with the EU.
The French and German governments have said that the summit will go ahead only if there is the prospect of genuine progress, while Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday (5 January) that the summit would take place if …read more
Source: European Voice
