Merkel Cites Standstill on Ukraine as Leaders Meet
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel signaled a standstill on talks over Ukraine as European leaders met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an effort to prevent the war from evolving into a frozen conflict.
After discussions over breakfast, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron said Putin wants to prevent the crisis in Ukraine from growing into the kind of sustained dispute that Russia maintains in some former Soviet states. As leaders reconvened following an Asia-Europe summit, Merkel said the negotiations were stalled.