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

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)