Minsk (AFP) – Ukranian and rebel envoys resumed intense talks on Wednesday aimed at ending a pro-Russian uprising that has left the ex-Soviet republic in ruins and upset East-West ties.A successful round of preliminary negotiations in the Belarussian capital Minsk would pave the way for a second meeting on Friday at which a final agreement is signed.But sharply contrasting visions of Ukraine’s place in Europe and its system of government threaten to block a solution to the eight-month war.The industrial east’s pro-Russian militias rose up against the historic shift toward Europe that Kiev made in the wake of last winter’s …read more
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