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Russia, Germany call for swift end to fighting in east Ukraine - Moscow


    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier underlined the importance of ending fighting in eastern Ukraine immediately during a telephone call on Wednesday, Russia's Foreign Ministry said.

    In a statement, the ministry said the two ministers "stressed the importance of an immediate cessation of hostilities in east Ukraine and especially the shelling of villages and civilian infrastructure".

    (Reporting by Elizabeth Piper; Editing by Alexander Winning)