Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany are gathering for crucial talks in the hope of negotiating an end to fighting between Russia-backed separatist and government forces in eastern Ukraine.
Peace Talks in Minsk, Belarus - Feb. 11, 2015
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Belarus President, Alexander Lukashenko, greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, and French President Francois Hollande, left, in Minsk, Belarus, Feb. 11, 2015.
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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, right, welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Minsk, Belarus, Feb. 11, 2015.
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, right, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko shake hands in Minsk, Belarus, Feb. 11, 2015.
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Members of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) investigate the scene after a bus station was hit during a recent shelling between Russian-backed separatists and the Ukrainian government forces in Donetsk, Feb. 11, 2015.