February 6 German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande conferred during the night of February 5-6 with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv. The three leaders and their advisory teams discussed a proposal from Russian President Vladimir Putin for an armistice in Ukraine, and a German-French counter-proposal. Ms. Merkel and Mr. Hollande proceeded … Continue reading Merkel, Hollande try to mediate between Russia and Ukraine