German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande are to fly to Moscow on Feb. 6 afternoon to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin in a bid to prevent the escalating Ukraine crisis from spiralling into full-scale war.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (top), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and French President Francois Hollande during their talks in Kiev on Feb. 5, 2015.