There is little chance of major progress on ending fighting in eastern Ukraine, Germany’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, ahead of international talks.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is due to meet his counterparts from France, Ukraine and Russia in Minsk on Tuesday to review progress on implementing last year’s cease-fire accord and on a road map the leaders of the four countries agreed to draw up in November.
Ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer told reporters Germany hoped Ukraine and Russia would agree to disengage their forces in some additional areas beyond the three “hot spots” agreed earlier.
He said officials hoped to see …read more
Source: Voice of America
