_________________________ Ahead of the meeting, Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier described the situation in Ukraine as difficult and tried to curtail expectations. "There are no guarantees that these talks will succeed, but I think it would be responsible not to use this willingness for talks, especially in light of the situation today and in the last couple of days." ____________________________会前,德国外交部长弗兰克?沃特?史丁梅尔评价乌克兰局势十分困难,并努力降低期望."我们无法保证和谈成功,但我认为不要在对话中使用这样的意愿,尤其是考虑到当下和最近几天的局势,这样才是负责之举."