Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says his government could resume peace talks with Russian-backed separatists and Russia’s government Sunday in Minsk.
Poroshenko told reporters in Warsaw members of the so-called “contact group,” made up of representatives of the Ukrainian and Russian governments, the separatists in eastern Ukraine, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), would hold a video conference Thursday and Friday in preparation for a possible meeting.
In early September, the contact group members signed a cease-fire in Minsk, but more than 1,300 people have died in fighting in eastern Ukraine since then, with each side accusing the other …read more
Source: Voice of America
