German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Sept. 13 he saw hope for a lasting ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, while Kiev announced the deaths of three soldiers killed fighting separatist rebels in the past 24 hours.
Steinmeier was speaking on the eve of a visit to Kyiv together with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault, who will hold joint talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
