Merkel calls on Russia to help defuse Ukraine crisis
2,844 views · Published 8 February 2015 · 2:19 · Indexed 27 September 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2015 · News & Politics
The crisis in eastern Ukraine has been the main focus of a security conference being held in Germany. After meeting Russia's President Vladmir Putin to discuss a new peace plan, Angela Merkel joined other world leaders at the talks in Munich. The German Chancellor renewed calls for Russia to help defuse the situation while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov countered by saying the West was contributing to the escalation of the conflict. Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from Munich.
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