The two leaders agreed on a deal to bring Russian ceasefire observers back to eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin has accused Kyiv of obstructing their officers’ work in Donbas and cutting them off from the front line.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Deutsche Welle: Putin and Merkel talk Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) as they attend the G20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 8.
