The Ukraine Peace Talks At Minsk Are Now Underway

Reuters: Ukraine peace talks begin, overshadowed by fighting

The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine began peace talks in Belarus on Wednesday, while in Ukraine pro-Moscow separatists tightened the pressure on Kiev by launching some of the war's worst fighting.

The Kiev army said 19 of its soldiers were killed in a day of pro-Russian separatist assaults near the railway town of Debaltseve, some of the worst losses it has reported in nine months of war.

More News On The Start Of The Ukraine Peace Talks At Minsk

Ukraine crisis: Minsk peace talks - live -- The Telegraph
Ukraine conflict: Putin shakes hands with Poroshenko as talks begin -- BBC
Putin, Poroshenko, Merkel, Hollande start talks on Ukraine settlement -- ITAR-TASS
Leaders in Minsk for Crucial Ukraine Peace Talks -- AP
Peace talks in Minsk get underway as fighting in Ukraine continues -- Euronews
World Leaders Meet in Belarus to Negotiate Cease-Fire in Ukraine -- NYT
Leaders Begin High-Stakes Summit on Ukraine Cease-Fire -- WSJ
Leaders gather in Minsk for Ukraine crisis summit -- CNN
Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany: All set for Minsk -- Deutsche Welle
Russia's Putin to take part in Ukraine talks in Minsk -- Reuters
Poroshenko: Ukraine conflict risks spiralling out of control -- The Guardian
What's at stake as Putin, Poroshenko meet in Minsk to talk peace -- Mashable
Positions before Minsk summit on Ukraine -- Reuters
Key sticking points in Ukraine peace talks: borders/buffers -- AP
Ukraine conflict: Back to Minsk with so much at stake -- Lyse Doucet, BBC