Steinmeier sees no grounds for optimism over Ukraine standoff


MOSCOW (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday in Moscow there were no grounds for optimism in the current stand-off between Russia and Ukraine, and all sides had to work to implement a ceasefire struck in September.

"There is no reason for optimism in the current situation," Steinmeier said at a joint news conference with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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