![Putin: Russia can influence E.Ukraine, but it’s up to Kiev to solve crisis Putin: Russia can influence E.Ukraine, but it’s up to Kiev to solve crisis](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Putin-Merkel-310x168.jpg)
Vladimir Putin placed the onus on Petro Poroshenko’s government to follow through on the Minsk agreements to resolve the Ukrainian conflict in comments made at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Moscow.
“The success of the peace initiative depends on those who hold the reins of power.