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Putin holds late-night phone conferences on Ukraine with Euro leaders
 Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French, German and Ukrainian counterparts agreed in a phone call early Wednesday that they wanted talks between Kiev, Moscow and militants controlling parts of eastern Ukraine to resume as soon as possible.In a statement, the Kremlin said that the leaders "continued discussion of the crisis situation in Ukraine" and emphasized the "necessity of a stable ceasefire" in eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin noted "the importance of holding a meeting of the contact group as soon as possible in the interests of carrying out the Minsk pact," referring to a peace deal reached in September. The so-called trilateral contact group includes representatives from the separatist side, Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE. The leaders agreed to "continue telephone contacts in the near future," the statement said. Posted by: ryuge 2014-12-18 |
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