French President Francosi Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel
were due to fly to Kiev in a new attempt to resolve peacefully Ukrainian
crisis amid rising tensions in the region, Hollande told reporters on
Thursday...
"Ukraine is in war. Heavy weapons are used, and civilians are killed every day. I decided, with Angela Merkel, to take a new initiative. We go to Kiev this afternoon," the president said.
The two leaders, who brokered a first ice-breaking meeting with Ukrainian and Russian leaders in June 2014, planned to discuss their new proposal with Ukrainian President Petro Porechenko later in the day and with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.
Hollande also said that he would not support Ukraine's entry into NATO.
Source:Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
5/2/15
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"Ukraine is in war. Heavy weapons are used, and civilians are killed every day. I decided, with Angela Merkel, to take a new initiative. We go to Kiev this afternoon," the president said.
The two leaders, who brokered a first ice-breaking meeting with Ukrainian and Russian leaders in June 2014, planned to discuss their new proposal with Ukrainian President Petro Porechenko later in the day and with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.
Hollande also said that he would not support Ukraine's entry into NATO.
Source:Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
5/2/15
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Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini on the announcement by Chancellor Merkel and President Hollande...
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"The European Union supports all the initiatives aimed at bringing political solution to the ongoing conflict in Eastern Ukraine; the efforts of Chancellor Angela Merkel and President François Hollande, and the visits to Kyiv and Moscow they just announced, are clearly going in this direction.
The European Union is united in using all the means available to push for a political solution, by applying pressure as well as continuing dialogue."
http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/150205_01_en.htm
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