Merkel, Macron, Putin agree on importance of ceasefire in eastern Ukraine


  • World
  • Saturday, 08 Jul 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron meet during the G20 leaders summit in Hamburg, Germany July 8, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

HAMBURG (Reuters) - The leaders of Germany, France and Russia met on Saturday and agreed on the importance of implementing a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, agreed under the Minsk accords, a German government spokesman said.

(Writing by Paul Carrel; Editing by Janet Lawrence)

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