(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia broke the international law with its intervention in Crimea.
Merkel said in a phone call with Putin that Russia has violated the international law with the "unacceptable Russian intervention" in Crimea, deputy spokesman of German government Georg Streiter said in a statemen
Merkel also called on Russia to respect the territorial integrity of Ukraine, Streiter adde
Putin accepted Merkel's proposal to immediately set up a "fact finding mission" and a contact group in order to start a political dialogue, the spokesman sai
Putin and Merkel agreed to continue consultations both in the bilateral format (through the two nations' foreign ministries) and multilaterally to promote the stabilization of the situation in Ukraine, the statement said. Merkel also had a telephone conversation with US President Barack Obama late on Sunday, during which they both agreed that Russia's "unacceptable intervention" in Crimea was "violation of international law" and urged a political solution, the German chancellor's office sai
"Obama and Merkel were in agreement that it is particularly important for the international community to show unity in the face of this wrong," her office said in a statemen
"There are also intensive efforts to see how Ukraine can be helped to manage its financial problems and humanitarian situation," the statement continued. Merkel and Obama also agreed on the need to establish a "fact-finding mission" like a contact group, possibly under the leadership of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), to start a political dialogu
On Sunday, Putin has shared his assessment of critical situation in Ukraine with several world leaders, justifying Russia's potential military move in that countr
In a telephone conversation with US President Barack Obama, Putin said Russia retained the right to protect its interests and Russian speakers living in Ukraine if violence spread on eastern Ukrainian regions and the Crimea, an autonomous region dominated by ethnic Russians. Russia has a Black Sea naval base in the port of Sevastopol in Crime
Putin attributed Russia's possible military move to "provocative and criminal actions by ultra-nationalistic elements that are actually encouraged by current authorities in Kiev," according to the Interfax news agenc
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