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Hollande, Merkel and Putin arrive in Minsk for Ukraine talks

The French, German and Russian leaders will be joined by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko for negotiations for a ceasefire in east Ukraine.

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11 February 2015 à 17h57

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French President François Hollande and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel have arrived in Minsk to take part in peace talks on the Ukraine crisis on Wednesday, a Reuters witness at the airport said, reports The Straits Times.

Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France are meeting to try to agree a ceasefire to end the pro-Russian separatist conflict in which more than 5,000 have been killed since last April.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was later said to have arrived for the talks.

Hollande and Merkel were to meet with Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko ahead of the talks.

Read more of this Reuters report published by The Straits Times.

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