MOSCOW (AP) — Significant differences remain between Ukraine and Russia as their leaders gather for crucial talks that aim to end the fighting between the Russian-backed separatists and government forces that has torn up eastern Ukraine.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, who are brokering Wednesday’s talks in Minsk, Belarus, hope for a comprehensive peace deal based on a much-violated September truce.
Here’s a glance at the main sticking points at the talks:
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WHERE TO DRAW THE LINE?
Ukraine says a new cease-fire deal must respect a division line agreed upon between the warring parties in September’s peace agreement. Russia, however, …read more
Source: KXAN
