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File photo of German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and French President Francois Hollande [Xinhua]
A truce would be a first step toward a broader Ukrainian peace accord, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich, who also expressed concern about possible arms supplies to the government in Kiev.
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are heading to Moscow to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also confirmed the tripartite talks in Moscow initially planned at 5 p.m. Moscow time (1400 GMT) on Friday.
Leaders of Russia, France and Germany are to discuss particular measures that could be taken by the three countries to “contribute to the speedy end of the civil war in Ukraine which significantly deteriorated and led to multiple casualties in the recent days,” Peskov said.
Chancellor Merkel has not visited Russia since 2013, although she has met Putin on the sidelines of major events like the G20 in Brisbane, Australia last November.
Meanwhile, as the fighting between government forces and rebels intensifies in eastern Ukraine, Russia has said a resolution may involve a peacekeeping role for the United Nations.
TBP and Agencies
