BERLIN – Germany’s foreign minister said Wednesday that a ceasefire was a condition for resolving the Ukraine crisis, ahead of four-way talks held as the ex-Soviet state pursues its offensive against pro-Kremlin insurgents.
“Only when the guns fall silent, only on the basis of a robust ceasefire, are negotiations on resolving the crisis imaginable,” Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a statement before meeting his French, Ukrainian and Russian counterparts in Berlin.
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