Russian President Vladimir Putin and European negotiators struggled to hold together a six-week truce for eastern Ukraine, inching forward in talks to prevent the fighting from evolving into a frozen conflict.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Bloomberg Businessweek: EU struggles to sustain Ukraine truce amid Putin demands
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (bottom L), Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L), French President Francois Hollande (3rdR) and Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (R) attend a meeting on Oct. 17, 2014 in Milan during the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting.
