Friday, February 6, 2015

MERKEL, HOLLANDE PUSH FOR PEACE IN MOSCOW

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are in Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine.

They've traveled to Russia after discussions in Ukraine's capital Kiev centred around a new peace plan.

The new round of diplomacy comes amid intensified fighting in eastern Ukraine.

The US is also considering supplying defensive weapons to Kiev to fight rebels in the east.

Russia denies claims it is arming pro-Russian separatists, or that it has troops fighting alongside rebels in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Christopher Miller of Mashable is in eastern Ukraine and says there isn't much optimism.

IN: "People here….
OUT: ...and Hollande."
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Christopher Miller of Mashable is in eastern Ukraine and says the idea of the US supplying weapons has been called for for some time.

IN: "Forces here….
OUT: ...conflict."
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Dmitry Polikanov is an adviser to Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party and claims the Russian President is the one pushing for peace.

IN: "President Putin….
OUT: ...in Washington."
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Dmitry Polikanov is an adviser to Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party and says the US should not be supplying weapons to Ukraine.

IN: "Well I….
OUT: ...the rebels."
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Dmitry Polikanov is an adviser to Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party and says many Russians want peace and blame the West for war.

IN: "I think….
OUT: ...right now."
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