Serious differences remain after Merkel-Putin meeting - Kremlin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Serious differences remain between Germany and Russia over the crisis in Ukraine following talks in Italy between Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Friday.

A Kremlin statement released after the talks on the sidelines of a summit of European and Asian leaders in Milan said the leaders had disagreed over the causes of the crisis in Ukraine and on events there now.