Minsk Talks in Pictures

France's President Francois Hollande (R) and Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (2nd L) take part in a welcoming ceremony upon their arrival at an airport near Minsk on Feb. 11, 2015.



The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine were due to attend a peace summit on Wednesday, but Ukraine's separatists diminished the chance of a deal by launching some of the war's worst fighting in an assault on a government garrison.



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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and France's President Francois Hollande take part in a welcoming ceremony after their meeting inside a plane at an airport near Minsk.

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko arrives to welcome Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko.

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko (R) welcomes his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L), shakes hands with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel as France's President Francois Hollande stands nearby.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (3rd L) shakes hands with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko, with Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko (L), France's President Francois Hollande (2nd L) and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel standing nearby.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L), Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (R), Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd R) and France's President Francois Hollande.

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko (L), Russia's President Vladimir Putin (2nd L), Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (R), Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) and France's President Francois Hollande pose for a family photo.

Ukraininan President Petro Poroshenko (L) looks back, followed by Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) after a meeting.

Members of delegations from Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France take part in peace talks on resolving the Ukrainian crisis.

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko yawns as he takes part in peace talks on resolving the Ukrainian crisis.