Minsk (AFP) – Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and Europe are set to hold fresh peace talks Friday in a bid to end a surge in fighting between Kiev and Kremlin-backed rebels, with tensions running high after the EU hit Moscow with more sanctions.The talks in Belarus’s capital Minsk will bring together the contact group of representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Belarus foreign ministry said.But the meeting is set to be overshadowed by a deal reached by EU foreign ministers Thursday to tighten sanctions against Russia over the conflict, which the …read more
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