Merkel: Germany “ready” for trade with Russia

German leaders said they would be prepared to negotiate a free trade agreement between the European Union and Russia as a way to end the Ukraine conflict. 

However, Russia would have to bring about a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine for those talks to begin.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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