Ukraine peace talks begin in Minsk: AFP

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Negotiators began peace talks in Minsk aimed at establishing ceasefire between separatists and Kiev

MINSK (AFP) - 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.