A four-way summit aimed at ending military tensions on the borders of Ukraine looked to be in doubt on Jan.12, as German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, warned of a lack of progress from Russia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev (not pictured) during their meeting on the eve of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) session in Moscow on Dec. 22, 2014.
