German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) leader Angela Merkel addresses the CDU party convention in Cologne December 9, 2014, next to a screen showing guest, Mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel accused Russia of violating international law with its actions in eastern Ukraine but said she would do all in her power to achieve a diplomatic solution to the conflict.
"We cannot solve this by military means," Merkel told a congress of her conservative Christian Democrats (CDU). "We will need a lot of patience, but I'm confident we can get through this."
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