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February 6, 2015

German, French Leaders Visit Kiev & Moscow in Push to Revive Ceasefire 
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The leaders of Germany and France are in Russia for talks on ending the
renewed violence in eastern Ukraine and restoring a September ceasefire.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande
are meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss
an initiative partially based on Kremlin proposals. Merkel spoke earlier
today ahead of her trip to Russia.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel: "It is a question of peace and
preserving the European peace order. It is a question of free
self-determination of the people as part of this European peace order.
And we are doing what we believe to be our duty at this time, namely
trying to do everything in our power to end the bloodshed."