MINSK, Belarus—The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine have arrived for crucial peace talks in the Belarusian capital.
The talks, brokered by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, aim to negotiate a deal to end hostilities in eastern Ukraine, where more than 5,300 people have been killed in fighting between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists.
Prior to Wednesday’s talks, Merkel and Hollande visited Kiev and Moscow last week to speak to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Details of a possible peace deal haven’t been released. Key sticking points at the talks include drawing a line …read more
Source: The Epoch Times
