Russia, France, Germany express concern over fighting in Ukraine
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The leaders of Russia, France and Germany have expressed their concern on Friday over a recent uptick in fighting in eastern Ukraine.
Both government forces and Russia-backed separatists have reported heavy shelling of their positions in recent days, and the Ukrainian presidential administration said Friday that two troops had been killed in the past 24 hours.
According to the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke on the phone to discuss eastern Ukraine. Moscow said the leaders expressed concern over the recent violations of the cease-fire to which the three countries acted as guarantors last year.
