Talks in Berlin among the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France ...

Lavrov Calls for New Ukraine Cease-Fire, Russians Offered Free Land in Far East

by Ky Krauthamer, Ioana Caloianu, Anders Ryehauge, and Will Sandeman

Plus, governments scramble to defend currencies against the skyrocketing Swiss franc, and Armenia takes a fresh look at EU integration.

1. Hope for new Ukraine truce as diplomats meet in Berlin ...

2. Poland, Balkans hit hard by Swiss franc’s rise ...

3. Free land up for grabs in Russia’s Far East ...

4. EU, Armenia talk up closer ties in Brussels meeting ...

5. New deals underline growing Chinese presence in Tajikistan ...

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