MOSCOW/KYIV – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Jan. 18 urged both Russia and Ukraine to de-escalate the conflict in eastern Ukraine and said France and Germany were ready to help by monitoring naval traffic near the Crimean coast.
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Reuters: Germany urges Russia, Ukraine to de-escalate conflict
Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin (R) welcomes his German counterpart Heiko Maas during their meeting in Kyiv on Jan. 18, 2019.
