The Franco-German initiative, last chance for peace in Ukraine

"We want to ensure that Europe is safe with Russia and not against it."

Any attempt to advance the peace negotiations in Ukraine. At the security conference in Munich, around Angela Merkel, President Poroshenko, American John Kerry or the head of European diplomacy Federica Mogherini. The Chancellor will present the results of discussions in Moscow on Friday with Vladimir Putin and Francois Hollande, "Last chance he said to avoid war." Merkel should also recall his opposition to weapons delivery to the Ukrainian army.

"We want to ensure that security in Europe is with Russia and not against it emphasizes Angela Merkel. It is not certain that the discussions I have had with the French president yesterday in Moscow succeed. But in my opinion, and this is also the view of President François Hollande, it's worth trying. That's the minimum we need to affected populations in Ukraine. "

It took five hours of negotiations that Putin accepts a plan for peace in Ukraine. But "there is no guarantee that the Russian president will do what is expected of him" warns Angela Merkel. No detail was available about the content of the project.