Poroshenko: Three-Way Talks on Ukraine Reconciliation Scheduled for Sunday

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A three-party meeting on Ukrainian crisis settlement will take place in Minsk Sunday, Ukrainian President Poroshenko said during his official visit to Poland.

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MOSCOW, December 17 (Sputnik) – Another round of three-party talks on Ukraine's reconciliation will take place in Minsk Sunday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday.

“On Sunday, as we expect, a three-party meeting will take place in Minsk,” the president told reporters during his official visit to Poland.

On Wednesday, Poroshenko arrived in Warsaw to shore up support for Kiev's EU association bid. Earlier this day, Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski signed Ukraine's Association Agreement with the European Union, which needs the approval of EU's 28 member nations. Komorowski also said Poland was ready to supply Ukraine with weapons.

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The Ukrainian president has been seeking lethal aid from the West, predominantly from the United States, after a military conflict broke out in April in Ukraine's east. The standoff between Kiev and local pro-independence militia forces has killed more than 4,600 and displaced close to 600,000, according to UN figures.

In September, Kiev and local militia forces met twice in the capital of Belarus, Minsk, finally coming to a ceasefire agreement mediated by the Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE), and Russia. The so-called Contact Group set conditions for the two warring parties, including the requirement to lay down arms, roll back heavy artillery from the frontline and create a buffer zone along the line of contact.

Despite the truce both parties have been accusing each other of ceasefire violations. Since then, Russia has been calling for more Contact Group meetings to negotiate a new ceasefire.

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In early December, Poroshenko announced a "silence regime" in Ukraine’s southeastern regions beginning December 9 in a bid to renew ceasefire efforts. The ceasefire regime was expected to be followed by another Contact Group meeting in Minsk on December 12, but that was put off to give the sides more time for additional preparations.

On Wednesday, the Kremlin reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a phone talk with his Ukrainian counterpart, as well as with German and French leaders.

According to the Kremlin press service, Putin called on the Ukrainian and EU officials to hold an urgent meeting to uphold Minsk agreements and try to bridge the gap between militias and Kiev.

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