Residence of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany: Merkel will arrive in Kiev in a couple of hours
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will arrive in Kiev in a couple of hours, said Last news in the German Embassy in Kiev.
As stressed in the Embassy, the exact time of arrival Merkel in Kiev as long as unknown. According to the Ambassador of the Embassy, the Chancellor of the Ukrainian capital will hold a meeting With President Petro Poroshenko.
Merkel and the head of the French Republic Francois Hollande on Thursday and Friday will visit Kiev and Moscow for talks on Ukraine. As said Hollande on Thursday, the leaders of Germany and France during visits to Kiev and Moscow want to achieve agreement that satisfies all parties to the conflict.
The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against disgruntled happened last February by the coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict were more than 5, 3 thousands of civilians. On January 9, the intensity of attacks in the region has increased, As has the number of victims of the conflict.