CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: PROF. KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

Default / Miscellaneous

Ukraine peace talks begin in Minsk

Published: 31 Jan 2015 - 05:48 pm | Last Updated: 17 Jan 2022 - 09:27 am

Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma (R) arrives in Minsk for peace talks

 

Minsk--Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and Europe on Saturday began peace talks in Minsk aimed at establishing a ceasefire between pro-Russian separatists and Kiev as fighting spreads along the frontline.

Former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma, the OSCE's Heidi Tagliavini, and separatist representatives Denis Pushilin and Vladislav Deinego, as well as Russian ambassador to Kiev Mikhail Zurabov, were participating in the talks.

AFP