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Ukraine Rebel Gains Seen as Sticking Point at Minsk Talks
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Ukraine’s resistance to locking in territorial gains made by pro-Russian separatists will be a key point of contention at the summit aimed at halting 10 months of fighting, according to the German government’s coordinator for ties with Russia.
Reaching a cease-fire at the meeting in Minsk, Belarus, later on Wednesday hinges on Russia and Ukraine agreeing on a demarcation line, the official, Gernot Erler, said by phone.