Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed possible joint steps to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine in a phone conversation, the Kremlin said, ahead of Merkel's trip to Kyiv on Aug. 23.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: Putin, Merkel discuss possible paths to Ukraine ceasefire
An man holds a piece of rocket shrapnel found in his garden in the village of Olenivka, eastern Ukraine, south of the besieged rebel stronghold of Donetsk, on Aug. 21, 2014.
