Germany Urges Swift Ukraine Resolution Before Onset of Winter
- Foreign minister Maas says time is ripe to end the conflict
- Putin, Zelenskiy to meet for talks in Paris early next month
A Ukrainian serviceman patrols by a destroyed coal mine on the front line with Russia-backed separatists near Avdiivka, Donetsk.
Photographer: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images
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The conflict in eastern Ukraine must be resolved before the onset of winter makes already unbearable conditions for people on the ground even worse, according to German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas.
Ahead of a first meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Paris next month, Maas said the Ukrainian and Russian presidents have “the best opportunity in a long time to finally take decisive steps toward resolving the crisis.”