Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France will meet in Belarus’s capital Minsk to discuss a peace plan on Wednesday, announced the German government's spokesperson Steffen Seibert.
The announcement came after the leaders of the four countries discussed the ongoing conflict by telephone on Sunday.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, Russian President Vladmir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko discussed measures to reach “a comprehensive settlement of the conflict in eastern Ukraine” during the telephone conference, reports the BBC.
The news comes as US Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated that Europe and Washington were united in their diplomacy to bring stability to the eastern regions of Ukraine.
Responding to questions on an alleged split between the US and EU on whether or not to arm the Ukrainian government, Mr Kerry said,
"We are united, we are working closely together, we all agree that this challenge will not end through military force. We are united in our diplomacy.”
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The announcement came after the leaders of the four countries discussed the ongoing conflict by telephone on Sunday.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, Russian President Vladmir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko discussed measures to reach “a comprehensive settlement of the conflict in eastern Ukraine” during the telephone conference, reports the BBC.
The news comes as US Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated that Europe and Washington were united in their diplomacy to bring stability to the eastern regions of Ukraine.
Responding to questions on an alleged split between the US and EU on whether or not to arm the Ukrainian government, Mr Kerry said,
"We are united, we are working closely together, we all agree that this challenge will not end through military force. We are united in our diplomacy.”
US to consider providing lethal aid to Ukraine (01 Feb 2015)
EU foreign ministers agree on extended sanctions on Russia (30 Jan 2015)