Merkel tells Putin Moscow has duty to temper separatists in Ukraine
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Wednesday that Moscow had a duty to temper pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, a spokesman for the German government said.
"The German chancellor emphasised the responsibility Russia has to exert a moderating influence on pro-Russian separatists. She said the negotiated ceasefire needs to finally be respected in its entirety," Steffen Seibert said in a statement.
He said the leaders had expressed concern that violence was still being used in Ukraine every day.
