Eurasia Press & News
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a proposal from German Chancellor Angela Merkel to set up a contact group on Ukraine, the German government said.
“President Putin accepted the German chancellor’s proposal to immediately establish a mission of inquiry as well as a contact group, possibly under the direction of the OSCE, to open a political dialogue,” a statement said on Sunday.
During a telephone conversation with Merkel late on Sunday Putin stressed that the measures undertaken by Russia regarding the crisis in Ukraine were completely adequate, and pointed out to the undiminished threat of violence from ultranationalist forces that Russian citizens and Russian-speaking residents in Ukraine are exposed to.
Merkel, on the other hand, accused the Russian president of violating international law with the unacceptable Russian intervention in Crimea, said the German government statement.
