By Andrei Makhovsky and Richard Balmforth
A new round of peace talks got under way involving Ukraine and separatists on Saturday, even as fighting between Kiev government forces and the Russian-backed rebels raged in Ukraine’s east, claiming civilian and military lives.
The main members of the so-called ‘contact group’ – Ukrainian former president Leonid Kuchma, a Russian diplomat and an Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe official – met at a state residence in the Belarussian capital Minsk, where they were joined by two separatist officials.
The sides have held only one inconclusive meeting since agreeing a ceasefire last September as part …read more
Source: Cyprus Mail
