German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Saturday to hold further talks about events in the Kerch Strait at the advisor level between Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany, her spokesman said.
Russia is resisting international calls to release three Ukrainian naval ships that its border patrols fired on and seized in the strait near Russian-annexed Crimea last weekend.
Moscow accused the 24 sailors of illegally crossing the Russian border.
Merkel voiced her concern about the situation when she met Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, said the spokesman, Steffen Seibert.
‘The chancellor once again made …read more
Source: Gulf times
