German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, French President Francois Hollande, Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attend talks on a stalled peace plan for eastern Ukraine at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, October 19, 2016. REUTERS
BERLIN: Germany and France pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to extend a pause in air strikes in Syria and halt the “criminal” bombardment of civilians, but said four-way talks aimed at ending violence in eastern Ukraine made some progress.
“We are talking here about criminal activities, about crimes against the civilians,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters after what she …read more
Source: The Himalayan Times
