Plans by Russian-backed separatists to hold local elections in eastern Ukraine are a serious violation of the Minsk peace deal and it is regrettable that Moscow has not distanced itself from the plans, the German government said on Sept. 21.
Reuters: East Ukraine elections would be ‘serious violation’ of Minsk – Germany
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) addresses a press conference next to her spokesman Steffen Seibert (L) in Berlin on Aug. 31.
