KIEV (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in Ukraine on Tuesday he hoped 'round table' talks between politicians and civil groups this week would help disarm pro-Russian separatists and improve the atmosphere for elections due later this month.
Steinmeier met Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk at Kiev airport before travelling on to the Black Sea city of Odessa, the site of deadly clashes between Ukrainian forces and rebels.
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