Deployment of peacekeepers in Donbas should contribute to resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said following a meeting in Washington with his U.S. counterpart Rex Tillerson, according to Zeit.
Gabriel says the UN troops are to ensure that the ceasefire is respected and the heavy weapons are withdrawn, Zeit reports.
The German foreign minister is reported to have agreed with Tillerson on the question of deploying blue helmets in eastern Ukraine.
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