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World leaders pulled an all-nighter in the Belarusian capital of Minsk on Wednesday in a marathon session of tense, high-stakes international diplomacy.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko welcomed two of the European Union’s most powerful leaders, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, as well as Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin, all with their diplomatic entourages in tow, for a dramatic diplomatic push to stop the escalating violence in eastern Ukraine.
Ultimately, the leaders emerged Thursday morning, after a grueling 16 hours of negotiations, with a peace deal to show for their efforts.
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Source: Global Voices
