Senior diplomats to discuss next steps for Ukraine in Berlin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Senior Russian, Ukrainian, German and French officials will meet in Berlin on Friday to discuss eastern Ukraine and next steps needed towards implementing a peace accord struck three weeks ago in Minsk, Germany's foreign minister said.

"Of course we cannot be satisfied with the speed of the implementation of the Minsk accord, but we have seen there has been a clear reduction of violence and a reduction of infringements of the ceasefire," Frank-Walter Steinmeier said.