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German govt spokesman says ceasefire in Ukraine not sufficient

by Reuters
Monday, 8 September 2014 10:38 GMT

BERLIN, Sept 8 (Reuters) - A ceasefire agreed between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists is not sufficient as other issues including border control and the exchange of prisoners still need to be addressed, a German government spokesman said on Monday.

"It's not just about this one issue of a ceasefire. There's a long list of things that were agreed to and which need to be implemented, not just the ceasefire," Steffen Seibert said.

"As much as we all want a ceasefire to be respeted by all sides, there are other issues like OSCE monitoring, the exchange of prisoners and hostages, monitoring of borders and the start of a dialogue - there's a lot more than just sticking to the ceasefire." (Reporting by Michelle Martin; Editing by Noah Barkin)

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