Merkel, who visited the Ukrainian capital Kiev together with her French counterpart Francois Hollande Thursday, said ahead of the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kremlin that a diplomatic solution is seen as the only option for the Ukrainian crisis settlement.
#Merkel on her visit to #Moscow: Are not traveling as neutral mediators,but call for peace+self-determination as part of #EuropeanPeaceOrder
— GermanForeignOffice (@GermanyDiplo) 6 февраля 2015
According to various reports, the Merkel-Hollande plan is based on 12 points of the Minsk Protocol with several revisions, including the delineation of conflicting sides along the current separation line between Kiev-led forces and armed militia in self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics.
French President Francois Hollande arrived in Moscow for three-party talks on Ukrainian reconciliation with the Russian president and the German chancellor.
His plane landed in Moscow’s Vnukovo-2 airport on Friday evening, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
Chllr #Merkel travelling to #Moscow: Will use all our power to stop the bloodshed+to fill #MinskAgreement with life. MT: @RegSprecher
— GermanForeignOffice (@GermanyDiplo) 6 февраля 2015
Both leaders are to discuss the new reconciliation plan with Russian President Vladimir Putin later on Friday.
