In nine days to decide the Ukrainians in a runoff election over President. Incumbent Poroshenko has to fear for re-election. Merkel defended the Meeting, with a theme of differences were significantly.
Shortly before the runoff vote for the Ukrainian President, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the head of state Petro Poroshenko in Berlin. This was part of the smoldering conflict in the Donbass Region and the Crimea.
Merkel demanded that Russia release the 24 detained Ukrainian Navy soldiers. "We have had a very depressing incident with the capture of the Sailors", they made it clear.
The Russian coast guard had fired at the end of November, in the Strait between the Black sea and the sea of Azov three Ukrainian ships and applied. The Navy soldiers were arrested and brought to Russia. The ship traffic should be free, because otherwise the economic development of Ukrainian cities, such as Mariupol was affected, said the Chancellor.