Merkel confirms Ukraine peace deal was a ploy

The 2014

Minsk agreements gave Ukraine “valuable time” to “get stronger”, said former German chancellor.

The 2014 ceasefire brokered by Berlin and Paris in Minsk was an attempt to give Kiev time to strengthen its military and was successful in that regard, former German chancellor Angela Merkel argued in an interview published on Wednesday. 

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