The leaders of Russia, France, Germany, and Ukraine spoke by telephone on May 24 about ways to settle the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin said Russia offered proposals which it "coordinated" with Russia-backed separatists on holding elections in the Donbas region and granting amnesty to combatants in the conflict.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Russia, Ukraine, European leaders discuss ways to settle conflict
Ukrainian President Petro Porosenko with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French Prime Minister Francios Hollande at peace talks.
