BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government criticised Russia on Wednesday for failing to meet commitments agreed earlier this month on de-escalating the violence in Ukraine and said the European Union remained ready to impose further sanctions on Russia if necessary.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman said she talked to U.S. President Barack Obama and Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday and they were all disappointed that pro-Russian rebels had still not joined talks between Kiev, Moscow and Western mediators.
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