German Chancellor Angela Merkel has personally asked Russian leader Vladimir Putin to help free EU military officers held by pro-Russia rebels in Ukraine.
She made the appeal in a phone call with Putin on Thursday (1 May).
Her press service said she "reminded Putin of Russia's responsibility as an OSCE member state and appealed for him to fulfill this responsibility".
Her spokesman, Steffen Seibert, added that the kidnapping is a "totally unacceptable … criminal act".
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