Germany’s foreign minister met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow for talks on Ukraine after a last-minute invitation from the Russian president.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier talked for 75 minutes late Tuesday with Putin, although details of their conversation were not available as of early Wednesday.
Steinmeier said after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier in the day that there was “no reason for optimism in the current situation.”
Before leaving Kyiv Tuesday, Steinmeier called on all parties to the conflict to abide by a September cease-fire agreement signed by Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian rebels.
Over the weekend, Putin heard Western leaders, including U.S. …read more
Source: Voice of America
