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bemildred

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Mon Apr 13, 2015, 04:26 PM Apr 2015

Talks On Ukraine Conflict Begin In Berlin

Talks to assess the implementation of a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine have begun in Berlin.

The meeting brings together German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin.

The conflict between Russian-backed rebels and government troops in eastern Ukraine has killed more than 6,000 people since April 2014

The cease-fire agreement brokered by the German and French leaders in the Belarusian capital of Minsk in February has reduced hostilities, but violations are reported regularly.

http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-berlin-meeting-/26952334.html

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Talks On Ukraine Conflict Begin In Berlin (Original Post) bemildred Apr 2015 OP
Diplomacy Please..... KoKo Apr 2015 #1
Ministers Agree To Extend Weapons Withdrawal In Ukraine bemildred Apr 2015 #2

bemildred

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2. Ministers Agree To Extend Weapons Withdrawal In Ukraine
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 08:09 PM
Apr 2015

Foreign ministers from Russia, Ukraine, Germany, and France have agreed to push ahead with the withdrawal of weapons from the frontlines in eastern Ukraine.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier spoke to reporters following talks with his counterparts in Berlin on April 14.

He said, "We agreed today not only to continue with the withdrawal of heavy weapons but also to include other categories of weapons in the withdrawal," including tanks.

Russia’s Sergei Lavrov said the ministers agreed to consider the issue on the withdrawal of tanks and other weaponry with caliber less than 100 mm.

http://www.rferl.org/content/ministers-agree-to-extend-weaponry-withdrawal-in-ukraine/26954203.html

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