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Ukraine crisis: Political wrangles in Munich dash hopes of a rapid peace deal

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Ukraine crisis: Political wrangles in Munich dash hopes of a rapid peace deal Saturday February 7 th , 2015  at  9:32 PM - Europe RSS Feed 1 Share The hopes raised by the rush to Moscow by European leaders Angela Merkel and François Hollande on Friday to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin over an iteration of a peace plan for conflict-riven eastern Ukraine appeared all but dashed yesterday with political squabbling erupting again more than 1,000 miles away.   Russia optimistic on Ukraine deal, warns on arming Kiev - Reuters Saturday February 7 th , 2015  at  9:30 PM World - Google News 1 Share Reuters Russia optimistic on Ukraine deal, warns on arming Kiev Reuters MUNICH (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that there were reasons for optimism on a peace deal for Ukraine but he also warned against the arming of Kiev's military and blamed the United States an