On Monday 28 August, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's President Emmanuel Macron urged the Russian and Ukrainian presidents, Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko respectively, to uphold their commitments in the Minsk agreements.
In a joint statement, Merkel and Macron say:"We urge President Putin and President Poroshenko to fully abide by their commitments, publicly endorse the ceasefire and ensure that proper instructions have been passed on to the military and forces deployed...